That was when I realized that she’d had the help of witches who had foretold a prophecy, and that she had followed it to the letter, becoming the leader of the North Alliance as a result. But to put me in the same category as Karina, who has harmed the most vulnerable of children, is unfair.

“One sounds like a revenge plan, and the other sounds like a necessity.”

I lower my head into my hands. It’s true that I want revenge. Yes, I want the heads of every person who was involved in my ...