"You have to go," she said quietly.
All three brothers looked at her sharply.
"We can't," Damian said immediately.
"You have to," Eve repeated, her voice stronger now. "There are children being held hostage. Twenty-five children. You can't abandon them."
"And you?" Damon demanded. "What about you? What about what Elder Markov said?"
"What did Elder Markov say?" Eve asked, looking at each of them.
They'd been careful not to share all the details of that conversation with her. Protecting her, probably, from the full weight of what was coming. But now, with this crisis, Eve needed to know everything.
"He said the binding spell is close to breaking," Silas said slowly. "Days away, maybe less. And when it breaks, when you transform, we need to be here. Physically present. Touching you, maintaining the bond. Because without us....."
