"No, you don’t,” Maelis snapped, stepping closer. “Because if you did, you wouldn’t be coughing blood onto my floor.”Victor looked like he wanted to interrupt but held back, eyes locked on Aurora.

Aurora met Maelis’s stare. “I’m not some child you get to scold. I did what I had to do.”

“How did you even find out about that siphoning vase”

"How did you?"

"I looked into your mind. Extreme, i know but it was the only way i could deal with the backlash. That thing feeds off whoever touches it. That’s why it’s locked up. That’s why it’s in a vault. You think you’re strong enough to cheat that...