*Lyra*
I didn’t sleep much last night. My mind kept returning to the woman who looks exactly like me. Why had she acted like she was Tessa’s friend? What did she want, and why was she in Running River at all? Is she from Blue Raven? Who is she?! Even in the quiet dark, her existence taunted me with questions I can’t answer.
By the time noon rolls around, my restless thoughts are interrupted by movement at the edge of the clearing. I turn to see Serena, Mitch, Frank, Jeanie, and a stranger I haven’t met, as well as little Reed holding Serena’s hand. They’re smiling, their eyes bright with relief. Serena’s shoulders are relaxed, and Mitch carries himself with a lightness I haven’t seen in him before. Frank grins, though he tries to keep it contained, and Jeanie’s eyes sparkle as she st
