My heart burned with a seething rage, an inferno stoked by the knowledge of Aurora's sacrifice. Her decision to give herself up to Lucius, that ancient vampire bastard, gnawed at my soul like a ravenous beast. The air around me seemed to grow heavy, suffocating, as I tried to reconcile her choice with the undeniable connection we had forged.
"Tristan, brother, we can't lose ourselves to anger," Sebastian cautioned, his voice low and steady, but I could see the turmoil in his intense green eyes. "We need to find her before it's too late."
"Too late?" I snarled, pacing the length of our moonlit lair, fists clenched so tightly I could feel my own nails digging into my flesh. "She chose this path, Sebastian. She gave herself up willingly!"
"She did it to save us," he replied. "What matters
