Chapter 22
“I have had those I cared for murdered right before my eyes. I have endured torture at the hands of indescribable evil. I have lived with the consequences of those experiences, and learned to deal in any way necessary. But even with those horrific things in my past, nothing could have prepared me for what we found this night. It will forever be burned into my memory and the only one who could heal it might never be mine.” ~Dalton
Lucian pulled Peri to the side after the entire group had been flashed to the dark forest. His skin crawled with the memories of his time in the malicious woods. His throat burned as though a match had lit it on fire as he tasted the foul air. He would not allow the past to keep him from doing what he had to. Peri was his to protect and he would not f
