ALARA’S POV I went to see Stephon later that night at Kara’s house. She had tended to his injuries, but it didn’t look like she had been able to tend to his fears. He was shaking just like the leaves on a tree branch, but the waves that moved him seemed to be the fear of the unknown. He sat up as soon as he saw me walking into the room while Kara stood behind him, hands on her weapons as though he was going to try to hurt me. Stephon was scared. “Have you come to take me back to the dungeons?” He asked, his voice quivering while he stared at me with fearful eyes. He didn’t look like he was in the mood to hear what my response was going to be, but he still needed to hear it no matter what. “If I wanted to take you back to the dungeons, I don’t think I would have asked Kara to take

