“You’re lying,” Eliana bites out, her entire being wracked with a shockwave reverberating through her. She grits her teeth, trying to hold herself together. “Why would you even say such a thing?”

“Because it is the truth,” Olisnia sighs. “I know it is difficult to comprehend, but it is a fact of your lineage.”

“It is impossible. My grandmother passed before my mother ever gave birth to me. Neither me nor my mother have any abilities.” Anger rolls through ...