Bound in Silver and Scars
I sucked in my breath silently.
I looked at the woman opposite me, gazing into the eyes of a monster devoid of any sense of remorse, hesitation, or humanity.
She had a knife pressed directly against my sister's heart and was waiting for me to bleed.
"You wouldn't," I whispered, and my voice broke into a fragile sob.
"She's an innocent girl..."
"Try me, Valkyrie," Victoria whispered, and slid the pen into my hand, which was shaking.
"Check whether I hesitate to protect our family's bloodline from someone like you."