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As a warning that the coven itself was waking up, alive with the force that passed through it and was fuelled by the chaos of the moment, the ground shook beneath their feet. Ever the composed one, Tarice moved forward and used his practicality to cut through the commotion. "Arguing won’t help her," he stated in a steadied, even voice. "What’s the next step?" Valdis inhaled deeply, feeling his chest rise and fall in anticipation of the words that would alter everything. "A sacrifice," he remarked in a low voice, carrying a sense of something solemn and unavoidable. "Not of incense and herbs, but of blood. Someone has to sacrifice something from their history in order to get her soul returned

“Then give as much as you can stand to part with.” The full sacrifice was a gift of flesh and fertility, of blood and new life. Thaelen’s final act of the full sacrifice was to give his royal blood to the human blood slaves who had gifted him with the skills of the flesh in return. Thaelen stepped up to Besafora and she smiled, tilting her head to the side to expose her throat. “Thank you, my prince,” she whispered as he lowered his mouth to her skin.

Sam takes a deep breath before saying: "The Sacrifice, which is my final sentence, is an ancient rite performed by demons to punish traitors. It is a brutal ceremony that takes months to complete. I will probably be the main attraction at the next one. After my exile, I learned that my entire army; everyone under my banner... They were executed." Shandra is horrified by the revelation. Although Julian had told her something similar, hearing it from Sam's own mouth touched her deeply. She can hardly imagine the suffering Sam has faced and still faces as a result of his actions. Sadness and compassion flood her heart.

Oliver spat. Kayla frowned at him, feeling a shiver climb up her spine, which felt like rage. Just like the one she was seeing in Oliver’s eyes. “It’s called, sacrifice, Oliver. And it’s not just about my parents or family as a whole, but because of the countless people who are feeling off that particular source. If it falls, the they fall to. I fall too. It’s over, and all that my grandfather worked for would go down the drain just like that? Nope. Not on my watch. Three years is nothing compared to what I am giving it up for.”

After reuniting with my family, I become the real son in a story about a fake heir and the real one. But on the 15th of every month, my sister, Ingrid Lawson, and I switch bodies for a day. Whenever I'm in her body, I carefully maintain her professional relationships and do my best to protect her image as the heiress. But she treats my life like a joke she can end whenever she wants. One month, she puts the fake heir Don Lawson's name on the proposal I have worked so hard on. The next month, she tears up my diagnosis of severe depression. When I tell her to stop, she just laughs impatiently. "Depression? That's just your tactic to get the inheritance. "Don has been frail since he was

And I felt Nate, kneeling before me, offering himself without hesitation. "Begin the sacrifice," Selene commanded. Golden light began flowing from Nate's body like visible threads. His life energy was pulled away by the ritual's demand. I felt it through our mate bond, felt years being stripped from him with each passing second. No. No, this is too much. But I could not speak. Could not stop it. The shadow held me prisoner while my mate gave up decades of his life to save me. The shadow recoiled from Nate's sacrifice, clearly disturbed by such pure selflessness. Its hold on my consciousness weakened slightly. I pushed against it, fighting my way toward the surface with renewed desperation.

If she came back to me, she was my salvation. I looked at the crumpled magazine on the desk one last time. The headline stared back at me, a reminder that the world was watching my descent. My father wanted a sacrifice? Fine. I would give the Goddess a sacrifice, but it wouldn't be my heart. It would be the North’s.

“I’ve done nothing but destroy Lena. If my death can save you, save all of you, then it’s the least I can do.” The figure raised a hand, silencing the room. “Sacrifice is not merely about death. It is about relinquishing what is most precious. Zara, what you offer is steeped in guilt, not redemption.” The words struck Zara like a blow. She shook her head and balled her fists. "So, what do I owe you?" The figure’s gaze softened, an unsettling contrast to its earlier tone. “What do you believe is worth giving?” Zara faltered, her breath shallow as her mind wrestled with the question.

“You heard her. The bridge is unstable. If you don’t anchor your power here to heal me, we both perish in the void. It’s basic arithmetic. Sacrifice the part to save the whole.” “I’m done with your arithmetic, Nomo!” Sofia shouted, spinning around to face him, her eyes burning with a violet intensity that made the surrounding silver trees shiver. “And I’m done with being told what to sacrifice. Every vampire in the Covenant spent years taking pieces of me. Zilo took my freedom, the Triad took my name, and now this realm wants my only defense? No. I am not going back to that world as a defenseless Dhampir just so you can play the noble martyr.”

Ines, who had remained quiet through most of the exchange, went suddenly, completely pale. "Yes," Mireille said gently. "The text is specific. A binding severed through the sacrifice of the one who created it, rather than through the child it was placed upon, requires the binder to offer something of equal weight to what they attempted to steal from the child. In this case, the network intended to steal Lena's instinctive fear, her capacity for self-preserving caution. To sever that binding through the binder's own sacrifice, rather than the child's, Ines would need to offer up that same portion of herself instead." "No." Ines's voice came out sharp, immediate. "I'll do it. Whatever it costs