Chapter 355. Working Together

Aurora’s POV

Maggie turned to Jade, her hands trembling as if she didn’t even know which way to hold them, then back at me, her eyes glossy with pain.

“Aurora,” she whispered, her voice breaking. “I can’t choose. Don’t ask me to, please. I can’t choose between my mother and the one I love. You’re asking me to kill one of them, and I can’t...don’t you see I can’t?”

I clenched my jaw, stepping closer so she couldn’t look away. “Maggie, listen to me. Your beloved mother has slaughtered coven after coven, century after century. She hasn’t shown a shred of remorse, not once. Do you really think there’s a bargain left in her? There isn’t. The only way...” I shoved my hand toward Jade, who lay pale and weak, his chest rising and falling too shallowly. “The only way is to kill the wraith the second it takes full control of Jade’s body.”

Maggie’s breath hitched, and she shook her head violently. “No...no, there has to be another way. Maybe if I talk to her, may