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But if she dies, and I could have saved her if I'd wanted to? who am I then?
You have to be practical, WandaWhose side are you on?
You know the answer to thatAnd that's who you are, Wanda
But? but what if I could do both? What if I could save her life and keep everyone here safe at
the same time?
A heavy wave of nausea rolled in my stomach as I saw the answer I'd been trying to believe
didn't exist
The only wall I'd ever built between Melanie and me crumbled to dustAnd then screamed,NO!
The answer I must have known I would findThe answer that explained my strange
premonition
Because I could save the SeekerWhat had
Kyle said? A life for a life
The Seeker stared at me, her dark eyes full of venom
CHAPTER 50
Sacrificed
The Seeker scrutinized my face while Mel and I fought
No, Wanda, no!
Don't be stupid, MelYou of all people should see the potential of this choiceIsn't this what
you want?
But even as I tried to look at the happy ending, I couldn't escape the horror of this choiceThis
was the secret I should die to protectThe information I'd been desperate to keep safe no matter
what hideous torture I was put through
This was not the kind of torture I'd expected: a personal crisis of conscience, confused and
complicated by love for my human familyVery painful, nevertheless
I could not claim to be an expatriate if I did thisNo, I would be purely a traitor
Not for her, Wanda! Not for her!Mel howled
Should I wait? Wait until they catch another soul? An innocent soul whom I have no reason to
hate? I'll have to make the decision sometime
Not now! Wait! Think about this!
My stomach rolled again, and I had to hunch my body forward and take a deep breathI just
managed not to
