Chapter 24
- Astrid tightened her grip on the ropes binding Lilith, her mind racing with questions. "Why were you pretending to be my mother? Who sent you?" she demanded.
- Lilith winced, her eyes darting around the small cottage. "I was forced to do it," she confessed, her voice trembling. "They threatened my family. Please, you have to believe me."
- Astrid's gaze hardened. "Who are 'they'? And where is my real mother?"