DAISY'S POV

"Died months ago," my mother said sadly. "I needed his identity, you see."

I wanted to scream, but I didn't have the strength left.

Everything I thought I knew was a lie.

My mother had manipulated every moment of my life.

The person I loved most didn't even exist.

"Why?" I whispered. "Why go through all of this?"

"Because reshaping reality requires enormous power," my mother explained. "Power that can only come from the willing sacrifice of a Death Walker."

"But you're taking the curse by force," I pointed out.

"No," my mother said. "You're going to give it to me willingly."

"Never," I said.

"Even if it...