CALEB POV
I dropped to my knees beside Luna's still body and pressed my ear to her chest.
Nothing.
"No pulse," I said, my voice breaking. "She's not breathing."
Lily's face went white as paper. "No, no, no. This is my fault. I should have saved her. I should have been stronger."
I grabbed her shoulders, causing her to look at me instead of Luna's lifeless form. "Listen to me. This is not your fault. Do you hear me?"
For the first time since her change began, Lily's eyes filled with tears. Real tears. Not the strange, distant sadness she'd shown when she thought she was losing her humanity, but raw, honest loss.
"She called me sister," Lily whispered. "She said we'd been reborn together lifetime after lifetime, and I never knew. Now she's gone, and I'll never get to know her."
The tears spilled over, running down her face. I'd been waiting weeks to see her cry like this - not because I wanted her to hurt, but because it meant she was still in there. Still human. Still my Lily.
