Chapter 182: The Healer's Choice
LUCIEN POV
The scream that tore from my throat wasn't mine.
It was Aria's. I felt her fear through our mate bond as the creature wearing our faces lunged at her. My healing powers surged without my control, trying to reach her across the room.
"No!" I fought against the weakness in my body. The first darkness had taken most of my memories, but it couldn't take away what I was born to do. I was a healer. And my mate was in trouble.
Golden light burst from my hands. Not the normal gentle glow I used to mend wounds. This was different. Desperate. Angry.
The thing that looked like us stumbled backward. "What are you doing? You're supposed to be empty!"
"I'm not empty," I gasped, pulling myself to my feet. "I'm a healer. And healers protect the people they love."
The fake Lucien growled with my face. "You gave me all your power. All your thoughts. You have nothing left."
