Nearing Dawn as Scarlett was a life-changing experience for me.
They had to pull over, so I could throw up on the side of the road. I couldn’t handle it. The truth was slowly sinking in, and if I had any doubts, they attacked me now.
I thought I was crazy for coming back here after what happened.
I had to constantly reassure myself that I was doing the right thing. The goddess wouldn’t have chosen me if She didn’t think that I would be able to handle it. Currently, I was in a car with Gabriel, my alleged uncle. He was older than I thought he’d be—around his late thirties—which made me wonder how he and Hunter were friends.
The age-gap between them was significant.
He picked me up from the motel at six in the morning. By car, and following the right route, we’d get there in two ho
