Rona Rook, her superpower already exhausted, offered no resistance. She simply let go, allowing the two men to take the child.
It wasn't that she was being strategic and knew when to back down. The truth was, Ray Cross and Jim Cross were infamous in the Cross family's ancestral lands for their ruthlessness.
She wasn't sure if the two would be swayed by her threats over a child who hadn't been officially recognized by the family. With her spiritual power almost completely depleted, she didn't dare take the gamble!
Lex Cross, seeing that Polly was unharmed, caught sight of Flora Bloom lying on the Golden Crow's back. His gaze locked onto her. The Golden Crow landed not far from Lex Cross, obediently prostrating itself on the ground so that Flora Bloom could see him.
From where Lex Cross stood, it was impossible to reconcile the shattered body, which had stained the Golden Crow's feathers completely red, with the woman he had so carefully protected and cherished.
