Three days.
That was how long Raven had before Gerald would return to collect the fake prophecy about her.
She could use that time to prepare for what came next, because simply telling Aaron the truth wouldn't be enough. He would need to see it with his own eyes.
Raven made her way back to the inn where Kaden was probably losing his mind over her disappearance.
Sure enough, when she climbed back through her window, she found him pacing in her room with his fists clenched.
"Where the hell have you been?" Kaden demanded, spinning to face her.
"Out." Raven said, moving past him to sit on her bed.
"Out where?" Kaden pressed. "You can't just disappear in the middle of the night without telling me."
"I can do whatever I want," Raven shot back as exhaustion crashed over her now that the
