Orion's POV
The forest was quiet, but not peaceful.
Each step I took beside Ravenna felt heavier than it should. Not because I was tired, but because something old had been stirred in me. Something I thought I had gotten rid of. The guilt that plagued me when I killed Nikki.
Ravenna walked just ahead, silent, eyes scanning the dark path like she knew exactly where we were going. Although she knew I had asked her to lead me there.
She didn’t talk much, but her presence wasn’t subtle. She had a pull. One, I had been trying too hard to ignore tonight.
Ravenna finally spoke, her voice quiet but clear. “Why didn’t you show up during the fight?”
I kept walking, brushing past a low branch.
“I already had Ben,” I said simply. “Had him trapped. I didn’t need the battle to win.”
Her footstep
