Chapter 83

“I can take it.”

I had to take it.

For a moment, I thought about what it would mean. My whole life would change, and I would have to become someone I was not.

I wasn’t sure if I could do that, or if I even wanted to. Was it worth it? But then again, wasn’t it exactly what I had been doing all along—pretending to be someone I wasn’t?

“There’s more.”

My body stiffened.

More? Of course, there was. There was always more.

“Yes?”

“Once you step into Lyperia, you’ll lose a lot of freedom. You won’t be able to go where you want, do what you want—not without someone watching you.”

“I can take it,” I said again, forcing the words out. I never had that much freedom, so that wouldn’t be that difficult—right?

I prayed he was finished because I wasn’t sure how much more I could handle, but then he released another breath. “There’s more,” he said quietly.

I closed my eyes, feeling slightly frustrated.“What now?”

“As the