DOMINIC “A broken bond could only do as much.” The witch’s remark echoed in my mind. I was ready to give everything to find Kara, but it turns out I don’t have much to offer. She needed a connection to her, someone blood-related or something significant to her. Kara had already lost her immediate family, her mother, thanks to Ruis, and her sister died because I didn’t listen to her. I also realized I didn’t know much about her to know which things were important to her. I don’t know her favorite book, what she does in her free time, or even the food she likes. I don’t know anything about her because I didn’t bother to care. She didn’t have a lot of things left either. I’ve gone back to her old house, hoping to find any keepsake that would help, only to be disappointed with what I foun

