My heart broke for her. Evalina had been her mentor for years. The woman had made mistakes, mistakes Lunessa might not ever forgive, but that wouldn’t stop her pain.
“You know why he did it,” I said hoarsely.
“To save you.” Magic started literally smoking off her. Her magic had never been black before. I steadied myself. She might not be able to hurt me with magic, but she could make the whole house fall around me. “There is nothing he would not do to save you.”
“I’m sorry, Lunessa,” I said softly. “I truly am.”
“You’re not sorry enough, but you will be. She was your family, and you’re here about to take a nice hot shower while showering me with fake platitudes.”
They weren’t fake, but she wouldn’t hear it if I tried to tell her. “What do you need to do to me to feel better?”
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