I walked away from Raven with a sense of relief. The weight resting upon my chest was gone. She knew what the man she was expected to marry was planning to do. And, I knew I had done the right thing. The knowledge was now within her hands for her to do with as she pleased. And, seeing the anger flare within her as she learned of it, it was easy to see the knowledge was not well received. Raven was hurt. Angry. Confused. And who could blame her?
As much as I had tried to tell myself that agreeing to the deal with Gamma Brayden was the right thing to do, just to ensure it was somebody Raven knew taking part in this plan so that she was protected, was simply not sitting right with me. It was not enough. No matter which way I wanted to look at it, it did not make it okay. I knew the plan alo
