ARTEMIS’ POV

I leave Sera alone in her room once we get back.

She retreats into the back of her mind, silent and unresponsive.

I can feel her troubled emotions clashing around, yet I'm crippled by my inability to assist her or at least alleviate a significant portion of the pain she bears.

I exit the room after she mumbles a request to be left alone, understanding her need to decompress from everything—the betrayal by her mother and the revelation of her father's death.

It's mostly my ...