Gianna

We stop in a caved area close to a creek, and I’m happy this time around because I’ll actually have a chance to bathe, which is something I haven’t done in a while.

I’m feeling a lot more optimistic, as I said, but until Marcus is defeated, I’ll never feel fully satisfied. It kills me to know that so many rogues—like Lucien’s family—trusted him enough to follow him and do this to innocent people.

But I don’t want to think about that.

I can’t think about Lucien. ...