Chapter 98: The Impossible Choice
When Liana looked at Councilor Vex, her heart was beating fast against her ribs.
As she waited for her answer, the beautiful figure stood like a statue cut from moonlight.
River's shape became clearer by the second. To buy time, she asked, "How long do I have to decide?" Vex cocked their head, taking a joke.
"You have until the hybrid children are gone for good." I think it will take about fifteen minutes."
People in the crowd let out gasps. They had fifteen minutes to decide whether to save innocent lives or destroy everything they had built.
Kael whispered, "Liana," and he moved closer. "Whatever you're thinking, don't—" "I'm thinking," she interrupted, her voice carrying across the stunned crowd, "that I've heard enough lies for one lifetime."
She walked toward Vex, ignoring the way every supernatural being present tensed for fight.
