CHAPTER 177: My Choice

LYRA

A laugh erupts out of me, “Oh, you’ve got to be joking—”

His hand reaches out and catches mine. I try to pull it away from him, but he doesn’t let go.

“I can keep you safe,” He says slowly. “Just stay, Lyra. I know you think you’ve changed, you’re different. But I see her in you still. The part of you that aches. It aches to be normal, to be free. You can’t have that with him. He’ll just turn