CHAPTER 179
Melicia's voice cracked as she clutched her daughter's arm, her eyes brimming with panic. "Calicia, please I'm begging you. Not everyone out there is as twisted as them. If you give them what they want, you're not just sacrificing yourself—you're giving them the power to destroy humans and supernaturals alike."
Melisca shook her mother off, her voice raw with fury and grief. "I don't care! I'm not a saint! Why does it always have to be me? Why am I the one who has to suffer for everyone's safety, everyone's peace? Was I born just to be their sacrifice? Just to bleed for a world that never wanted me?"
"No!" Cabril's voice thundered as he stepped forward, his hands trembling as he reached for her. "No, sweetie. That's not why you're here. You're not cursed. It's not destiny—it's just… we're the ones caught in this, standing where a single choice can change everything. But it doesn't mean you have to give in."
