Soraya's Pov

Darius put guards outside our room and I hate it but I understand why. The Patriarch is coming and everyone is on edge. I can hear people moving around the mansion all day and night preparing for something they do not really understand.

My seal has cracked even more and now there are three distinct lines running through the mark. The doctor came to check on me this morning and he said the seal would probably break completely within the next few days.

"What happens when it breaks?" I asked him.

"I do not know" he admitted. "I have never seen anything like this before. But you should...