Bella:

Time seemed to slow as I watched the life being drained out of Lyra. My eyes didn't leave her for once. She stared into blank space as she screamed from the pain, then suddenly, she shut her mouth with her eyes glued to both Mabel and me. What puzzled me the most was that everyone in the room watched as though it was a normal thing that was supposed to happen, and I looked like the only one who was genuinely worried for Lyra.

As he drained the life out of her, her lips ...