[Lilia]

I froze, my body trembling with a hot flash of anger. Blood oozed from the side of Sabina’s head, and a sudden wave of fear crept through me like a bucket of ice, extinguishing my rage into a sickening sizzle. I watched her slump to the floor, my breath hitching in my throat.

“Oh, God!” Aya shrieked behind me. She dashed forward and knelt beside Sabina, her face pale with terror.

I couldn't move. My body refused to obey my mind.

Have I killed her? Am I a murderer?

I had been so ...