I had their attention, and I wasn’t about to waste it.
“Darkspire,” I said, my voice carrying rough across the clearing. My throat was raw, but it didn’t matter. “You have buried too many truths. Too many wolves have been kept in the dark, starved, and broken. I was one of them,” I tugged at the collar around my neck. I didn’t hide it. I wanted them to see. “You were told I was exiled because I stole medicine to help a young child. I believed it was the right thing because I had failed. Because I was weak. But that was a lie. A lie I only recently found out. During all these years, I lived with my guilt. I was relieved…shocked, and I felt betrayed when I learned the truth. Amy lived. She survived. I saved her life. But Thomas used me. He used Amy. Just like he tried to use us now…and for
