‘Neah, you are panicking.’ Nyx is calm, to calm”I killed Raven.” I mutter as I shift back to human form.’No, you killed Jenson. Raven was already dead. Damien confirmed it and you can feel what Dane is feeling. Her body was just a shell!’I knew I was panicking. I don’t know why I am panicking. I had already made it clear to Damien what I was going to do and no one tried stopping me. They all wanted it too, right? ‘Yes.’ Nyx agrees even though I wasn’t asking her.Quickly, I pull on some leggings and a sweatshirt and jam my feet into some boots. I needed to get out. I needed to think.My legs power me out of the house, or maybe it was Nyx. I’m not entirely sure. It was hard enough for me to focus and I didn’t really care as long as I could get some air.Killing people that had harmed me or were a threat had been easy up until now. I keep telling myself it was Jenson as I run into the forest, yet all I see is Raven.’Neah, we have to stop.’ Nyx mutters.I can’t, but I wasn’t trying to run away either. I just needed to keep moving.’NEAH!’ My own name roars out inside my head and I come to a complete stop. ‘Neah, it’s okay to feel like this. I liked Raven too but there was nothing you could do to save her. She was already gone.’ Nyx continues to remind me.I slump down on a fallen tree trunk and the tears break free. I look around, half expecting to see Dane or even Damien, but neither one had followed me. I was alone.’You are not alone. I am right here. This is a new feeling.”Right.’ I swallow the lump in my throat’We couldn’t let him parade around as Raven. Not after everything. Not after every lie he has told.’ Nyx tells me. ‘You know this, Neah.’Nodding, I take a deep breath and I hear a twig crack not too far behind me. Wiping my tears away, I’m on my feet and sniff the air. A Lycan was heading towards me, someone from the pack that I didn’t know that well. “Neah?” The voice calls out. “Neah, it’s Ryken, is everything okay? I saw you running and I wanted to check….””I’m fine.” I mutter back but he steps through the trees anyway. He somehow looked odd in the middle of the trees, like he didn’t quite fit.He frowns when he sees me. “Do you want me to get Dane or someone else?””No.””Has something happened?” He parks himself on the fallen tree a little way from me. “Is it Blair? Is she here?” His eyes dart around the nearby areaI snort, with everything happening, I hadn’t really thought about her. “No, nothing to do with Blair.””The girl, Mallory, is she okay? Did she make it?” Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the ƒindNoᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.”She’s in good hands.””That’s good news. The others are in the training hall are being guarded.”I had forgotten all about those Lycans too. I didn’t even know where they were. “Right.””It’s not my place to tell you what to do, Neah. And considering what my stepdaughter has done, I more than appreciate you letting us stay here. But if there is anything I can do, I am only too happy to help.””Ever killed someone you care about? Or sort of cared about?” I wasn’t sure how to explain what had happened with Jenson and Raven’s souls.I feel his gaze on me. He’s quiet for a few minutes, choosing his words carefully.”If we kill someone we care about, it is normally for good reason. Something that’s been thought about, options have been weighed up. I am certain you had a good reason. I’ve watched you from afar. You don’t rush into things, but when you are forced, your decisions are valid.”