Aria "Stop, please stop." My cries are nearly drowned out by the blood roaring in my ears after I heard his words. Could it be the same witch? No, the possibility of that is nearly impossible. But the same thing happened to his mate too, and it was done to her by rogues? Akira was a rogue, and a witch powerful enough to take my scent away from me. I wonder how Piper met her. Did they agree to work together because of the prophecy or did the witch know about Piper's evil plans? Either way, I can't know the answers to these questions, because she's dead. Despair rises in my chest, but I clap a hand over my mouth to stifle my sob. Grimacing, I clear my throat, the back of my neck itching with something akin to sadness at what had been done to me. "How is she now?" I ask soft

