Victoria felt sick.
But she could not entirely disagree with Thalia's logic.
Their family had been paying in blood for three hundred years. Had been hunted and killed and persecuted for power they had not chosen. Power that had been bargained for by an ancestor who thought she was protecting her line.
Maybe Thalia was right.
Maybe the only way to survive was to be strong enough that nothing could hurt you.
"What does this have to do with Lilith?" Victoria asked. "Why are you telling me this now?"
Thalia smiled. That terrible, knowing smile that made Victoria's skin crawl.
"Because resurrection is not a new concept for the Morvaine bloodline," Thalia said. "Our ancestor....Morgana, was brought back from death three times by the entity in the Veil. The grimoire documents it. The rituals. The prices paid. The methods used."
Victoria felt her pulse spike. "You're saying...."
