Anastasia Pov

　　The idea of confronting Raven fills me with fear and uncertainty, but also with a fierce determination that burns inside me like an unquenchable flame. Even so, a part of me wants to simply run away, leave everything behind, and never return. But I know I cannot do that. Not now, when so many lives depend on me.

　　"And what if I fail, Everly? What if I am not strong enough?" I ask quietly, my voice a whisper lost in the roar of the ...