Lyra POV

I observed her as I hurried to her, but she looked like a shell, clutching a dirty rag to her chest, while her eyes were filled with unshed tears.

"Oh my god... I'm so sorry," I began, then froze when she didn’t respond to me. She shivered, and I pulled back from her.

"Mira..." I whispered, but she didn’t react; her face was downcast, and a tear slipped from her eyes. Looking at her now, I couldn’t even believe she was the real Luna Queen and the mother of Xadrien, which ...