Zoey's mind spiraled at a speed it had never moved before.
She took in every single thing Lumindra said and… she clenched her fists.
One sentence stuck in her head, refusing to leave.
"I'll cease to exist."
Lumindra had been her companion for most of her life. The one who was with her when she was at her lowest. Who urged her to do better. Who supported her through everything.
Finding out that everything had been a lie, and she was being manipulated by the same person she had trusted with her life, shattered her.
Her aunt Jeneva's death. The death of her grandmother. The annihilation of the Starhaven family… it was all too much to bear.
But despite all of this, Zoey couldn't help but freeze as she heard those words.
"Y-You'll cease to exist?" she said, gazing at Lumindra with a look filled with anger and… sadness.
Lumindra smiled. 'I was a fool for manipulating such a wonderful child.'
