Joan’s P.O.V
I never wanted to lie. Not to Rosie. Not to Raven. But fear makes you do things, ugly things. And Dan… he knew exactly where to hit.
He didn’t threaten me with exile or shame. He didn’t even use the promise of power. He used Dani.
I froze…
He used it like a dagger, and i let him.
I let him pull me into the plan, let him convince me Rosie was a threat to all of us.
He made a threat he would kill Dani, and make everyone blame me for it. Especially Rosie, she had always been thankful i raised her instead, so what would happen if she thinks the other way round.
And Rosie, she never broke. Not even when the whispers started, not when she was questioned, not when the council looked at her like a ticking time bomb. She stood taller. And i started to shrink.
I watched her ever
