Lyra’s POV 

I trembled inside the room until the voices at the door receded. I knew my uncle had sent Hera to fetch me. But I didn’t want to go. I wanted to stay here in Leandros’s house forever. I could hear him putting up a fight for me. Now my trust in him escalated. I knew he wouldn’t let any harm come upon me. He wouldn’t hand me over to my uncle. 

I tried shifting back into my human form for the thousandth time but couldn’t. It seemed Leah didn’t want to let me in. I knew ...