“Listen to me,” Adelaide said urgently. “That is the least of your worries. You must remember that you are bound to Caspen by blood.” Tem closed her eyes as she realized what Adelaide was about to say. Nothing could prepare her for hearing it. “His life is linked to yours,” Adelaide leaned closer. “If a part of you dies—specifically the basilisk part…” Tem finished for her: “Caspen will die too.”
