Lyra That night I had a dream. It was raining heavily and I stood under it with Xavier in my arms. "Mommy, don't let them take me!" he cried. I looked up, and my heart stopped. Standing in a row were the people who had destroyed my life. Elena had a wicked smile on her face, Evelyn stood beside her, looking smug, as if she had already won, but it was the man in the midst of them who broke me. Liam. He didn't look like the man I once loved. His eyes were a terrifying, glowing red with a frown on his face. He looked like a villain from a dark story. He didn't say a word to me, he just stepped forward, his shadow looming over me. "No!" I screamed, pulling Xavier tighter. "You can't have him! He's mine!" Liam didn't stop, he reached out and ripped Xavier from my arms. I fell into the

