LILITH'S POV

My fingers wrapped around the vial. It felt cold and unnatural against my skin, like I was touching death itself. The glass appeared to throb against my palm with evil power.

"What do I do?" I asked Mara.

“Drink it all at once,” she said. “Then put all you possess, all your love, all your will, all your power, on your relationship with Reed. The tonic will attempt to cut that tie, and will attempt to persuade you to loosen it. Don't. Keep everything you have. Keep that ...