Bella:

"Come on, cheer up," Lyra said to me as soon as the portal opened into the den's living room. "Did you see yourself out there? You were badass, and you are better than them. They know that." My mouth remained shut as she said this.

"Lyra, please stop!" Mabel called her out at once, and I glanced at Mabel before walking away. "Not everyone is like you, who has no emotions. Bella just lost her friends, and she had to fight with one of her mates. Do you know how tasking that ...