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“How do you know about the witch coven?”

Logan looks off into the distance, a strange emotion flickering in his eyes. “This place is familiar to me for some reason. When we walked out of there, my feet instinctively wanted to go in the direction of the coven. My heart is associating that place with comfort. I don’t know why. But I can tell you that it’s a safe place.”

“And what if it is not?” I ask him, my voice dull. “What if they are worse than the monsters we just left behind? What if your memory, whatever it is you think you feel, is wrong?”

Logan studies me. “Then we will find another way out. But you have not slept or eaten in days. And you are clearly very upset right now. You need a meal and you need some rest so that you can think clearly.”

It’s not like I know where I’m going anyway. “Fine. Lead the way.”

I look over my shoulder to see Alex trailing after us, his hands in his pockets. His expression is shuttered. I can’t bring myself to care. He’s the one who keeps putting restrictions on me and how to save my mother.I can’t do this and I can’t do that.

But I’m done listening to him. I’ll share more than half my life force if it means I can save her. Damn the consequences.

And once I find Noah, he will pay for his father’s crimes, and his own. So will Tina.

My wolf growls in agreement. I won’t be a bleeding heart anymore. I will only be taken advantage of. This world only understands violence and cruelty, so I’ll burn it all down. I’llburn down this whole damn world if I have to. Everybody played a role in bringing my mother to this state.

So they will all pay.

Chapter 16

Sophia

It feels like a rock is weighing down my heart.

I should have listened to Elsa. She tried to warn me, but I had myself convinced that she was just biased, that I knew better. But she wasn’t just biased. She knew exactly what she was talking about.

As I trudge after Logan, I feel like I am also not without fault.

I was too arrogant. I let my arrogance come between me and common sense. I wasted all this time coming to the Central Alliance and for what? My hands are still empty.

I don’t even have the strength to cry. It all just seems so pointless.

I’m torn in several directions. I am angry at Alex. I am angry at myself. I’m angry at the world.

It’s like my brain and heart are pulling me in two different directions. I want to scream and scream until my voice runs out. I want somebody to feel an ounce of what I’m feeling, this helplessness, this despair. Supposedly, I am so powerful, but there’s nothing I can do for my mother.

“It should be here around somewhere.”

Logan’s voice breaks through my dark thoughts, and I realize we are standing on a hilltop. He’s looking around, his eyes searching for something.

“What are we looking for?” I ask.

He doesn’t answer me, but his gaze finally settles on an oak tree in the distance. Without uttering a word, he begins walking over to it. I follow him, not knowing what else to do. His hands run over the bark of the tree as if he’s embracing an old friend.

“You’re freaking me out, Logan,” I warn him. “What is going on?”

He shakes his head silently and when I walk around to look at him, I see a wistfulness in his eyes.

“This tree was important to me.” His voice is rough. “I’ve spent time here. A lot of it.”

He looks like he’s mourning the loss of something, or possibly someone.

It must be so terrifying to not remember anything about your past. He doesn’t even have a mating mark to let him know that there is someone out there waiting for him. The loneliness must be crippling.

“You’ll remember in time.” I put my hand on his shoulder. “The memories are buried somewhere inside you. You’ll get them back.”

He stares at the tree for a couple of minutes and his voice is hoarse as he murmurs to himself. “What if I don’t want to remember? What if my memories are filled with nothing but pain?”

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