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Wait. Frexin was the Reaper Japhire had spoken of?
No — it wasn't possible. She wouldn't do that. Her mission was to help people …
"I tried to warn Japhire about her," Alpha Blackwood continued. "But it appears I was the one who should've listened when she spoke. That monster is far more dangerous than I could have ever imagined."
Fuck — my breath came fast, and my knees threatened to buckle as the truth came crashing in. Some part of me had known when I saw the relic … but I'd buried the thought, refusing to face it.
Now, though —
My chest ached from the weight of the truth and my knees gave out, sending me to the ground.
This massacre today was my fault.
I'd handed over that relic to Lady Frexin…
I'd trusted her when she said she'd gotten rid of it.
Pain tore through me, twisting my insides and burning my eyes.
I'd handed her countless weapons over the past two years, trusting that she was doing what she'd said.
How could I have been so blind?
I lifted my hands and stared, half-expecting them to be covered with blood.
Tye's growl sounded behind me. "Take him. We don't have time for this. We need to get away before Japhire's men find —"
I could hear him, but couldn't respond as memories flooded me.
Still bodies on the ground.
In the Great Hall.
In Karemi.
In Gleyma.
All because of me.
Strong arms lifted me. A gentle hand took hold of my chin.
"You feel guilty. I can feel it. You're drowning in it, Witch. And for all I know, you deserve it." His eyes hardened. "But right now, we need to leave before Japhire's men get here, and the witch I know always stands up — always fights." He leaned closer. "You're no easy prey. Even for Lady Frexin."
Yellow eyes stared down at me — into me — through me.
He didn't know me, though, not truly. He didn't understand.
"Do you know how many relics I've given her?" I whispered, voice ragged. "For two years, I've been working myself to the bone, retrieving relics so I could save humanity — when in reality I've been supplying weapons to a murderer … a monster. I've been HELPING a monster for TWO FUCKING YEARS, Tye!" My voice broke, and the burning behind my eyes released, sending tears tracing warm paths down my cheeks to match the fire burning through my body.
"We don't have time for this, Witch. We need to go with the others —"
"I'm not going." The words were torn from my lips, and Tye's eyes went wide.
But it was true. I had to make things right … or at least try.
I stared at Tye and Alpha Blackwood through the haze of tears. "I gave everything I had to stop the horrors — but all along, I was helping create them instead."
Pain shattered me, twisting like a cyclone through every part of my body, and I was helpless to stop it.
