Chloe's pov
In the dark storage passage behind the back archway, I kept my hand pinned tight against Edith’s throat.
Her back was slammed hard against the damp granite wall. She clawed frantically at my wrist, her bloodshot eyes wide with violent shock, her knees buckling under the crushing, suffocating weight of my divine Moon Goddess aura.
"You're not sending any signals to Cody," I snarled, my voice dropping into a low, lethal register that made the damp stone vibrate.
Edith gasped, a ragged, wheezing sound escaping her pale lips. "It's... it's too late, Chloe..."
My chest went tight. "What did you do?"
A cruel, bloodied sneer broke across Edith's face. "The scrying glass... I broke it against the floorboards before you grabbed me. The signal flare already went off... over the wat
