Lilith POV

Damien lies collapsed at my feet like the pathetic creature he's always been, his body still twitching from the aftereffects of that monstrous transformation. The black potion gave him power but burned through him too quickly, left him weak when we needed strength.

I'm not surprised. Damien has always been this way—all ambition and no competence. Part of me wants to leave him here to rot.

But I need him. Or rather, I need what he can give me—a ...