Maisie
Sacrifice, I thought as I stared into the jagged tear in the sky and the truth of what I had done.
I could see them writhing in the dark beyond, hundreds of those screeching, starving things, crawling over each other, just waiting to spill through. And beyond it were even more. I thought I saw another dragon.
I had been so stupid, so cocky, thinking I had the power in my hands to unmake things.
Elara Thorne had given the lives of her mates to ensure this world stayed safe. And I hadn't even thought about that before I singlehandedly ruined it all. Twice. Acting on pure, selfish desperation, bypassing the rules I didn't even respect or think about, all because I wanted a clean slate.
And now, I was the sacrifice.
Perhaps, I deserved it, I thought as I watched the rift grow wider, felt my life force drain from me.
