Claire’s Pov

Audrey’s words sunk deep into my thoughts, like a poisonous seed taking root. Since I came back from the training ground, I have been trying to pay heed to anything she had said to be.

I’ve been trying to see things from the angle that she is trying to spite me, but no matter how I tried to shake the awful words away, they lingered, twisting my confidence into doubt. And as usual, I did not know what to do other than think.

The longer I allowed my mind to dwell on ...