But I feel
the pulse of the boy’s life in my hands.
I see
him shake as he tries to fight my sisters’ music.
I hear
his voice echoing through me.
I would call you
Seren.
Star.
I cannot kill these men.
I do not want to.
I slip away,
leave them
to their clamor
and their noise.
I
do
not
want
to
be
her
monster.
I
will
not
be.
Chapter Sixteen
OWEN
I’VE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
