“Sera?” “Yes Molly?” “I, erm, have a personal question.” “Fire away.” The other three were still laughing amongst themselves. “About what Katrina told me, that you had a Mate before Tyreen?” The others softened their laughter. “What happened? I mean I know something bad or else you wouldn’t have been brought to Red Sun but…” She trailed off embarrassed. “I told you, I didn’t have a Mate.” Sera stated, hoping that was the end of it. “We’ve asked her over the years and never got much out of her.” Lucy smiled sweetly, trying to reassure Molly. “We all have stories we’d rather not tell, and I think this is one of Sera’s.” The loyalty Lucy had to Sera for all these years was something people aspired to have; Molly envied the trust they had in each other. “What we can tell you…” Began

