Julian took her hand, his gaze searching hers. "I had to, Sabrina. I have something to tell you."
He led her inside and told her everything - about his research, about Lyra's lineage, and about the shocking discovery of his own connection to Shadowmere. Sabrina listened intently, her expression shifting from surprise to understanding.
When he was finished, she looked at him with a newfound respect. "You're one of us," she said, her voice filled with awe. "You carry the blood of the defiant ones, the ones who dared to stand against the Whitfields."