POV: Lila
I rode into the night while the storm raged around me, the rain soaking through my clothes and hitting my face. A loud growl of thunder followed short, blinding bolts of lightning that lit the way ahead. Every thunderclap sounded like a reflection of my inner agony. The wind howled in my ears as I pushed my horse on, reflecting the confusion in my mind.
I was disturbed by Mira's screams, which blended with my own blind anger and the fire's memory. The parts were not compatible. I was convinced that she had betrayed me, but now I was doubting myself. Had I been duped into thinking falsehoods? My perception of the past had been completely upended by the elders' disclosures regarding Victor. My father figure and mentor, Victor, had planned things to make me his tool. Mira had al
