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Rona’s breath caught in her throat at Isaac’s offer. Become a mercenary. Walk away from the Legion and a destiny her father had groomed her for since she could walk.
No. Her destiny had been to stand at her sister’s side. To watch Karline’s back as she led the Legion.
Karline was gone and Rona had become the leader by default, even though everything the Legion had been working toward was no longer a concern. She cringed every time someone called her ‘master’, and the thought of staying here at the compound and forced to lead made her shake.
Jackson had offered her a place in Brimfield, but she’d declined. How could she live among people who had been so adversely affected by her actions?
Her plan had been to travel alone, avoiding the townships and people she had wronged as m
