Grace POV

Lilith has gone completely mad. I can see it in her eyes, in the way dark energy swirling around the crystal clings to her like smoke, wrapping around her arms and seeping into her skin. The corruption isn't just affecting the sacred site—it's consuming her from the inside out.

I have to stop this before the ritual completes and destroys everything my parents died to protect.

The token blazes to life in my hand again, and I pour everything into it. ...