Lilith pov

It happened so fast that no one saw it coming.

The blade flew straight toward her head, the world seeming to slow around it. Even Seraphina couldn’t react, her wide eyes were frozen in shock, her lips parting as though she wanted to scream or try to dodge, but she remained utterly still.

I wasn’t even her, yet my body froze too, my heart pounding so hard I could hear it thundering in my ears.

Seraphina was going to die.

There was no way ...