POV: Orion Kings
I felt pain like lightning in my head. I got down on my knees and grabbed my temples as The Mother's voice screamed in my head.
She told him to "Get up!"
It was against my will, but my body tried to do what it was told. I had been her stooge for too long.
Not right now.
When I fought back, I dug my nails into the ground. As I fought against her control, blood came out of my nose. I had been her slave for eighteen years, keeping my twin sister Amara from finding out. The sister I didn't know I had until The Mother told me the truth.
"Defy me again, and I'll kill your mother," The Mother hissed, her red hair blowing in the wind as she towered over me.
Behind her, my mother Seraphina stood in chains, her silver eyes—just like mine—meeting mine with a quiet plea.
"Yes, Mother," I said, pushing myself to stand.
