Scarlett (Second Edition)
The memories were raw, and I could feel them cutting through me like fresh wounds.
Martha’s eyes shimmered with regret. “I shouldn’t have helped you that night, Scarlett. I regret it every day,” she whispered, her voice choked with emotion. “I should have trusted my instincts, but I believed you were doomed, that they had lost faith in you.”
I shook my head, feeling a sharp pain twist in my chest. What could possibly have changed?
“No, Scarlett,” she continued, her voice resolute. “Thirty minutes after I freed you, they came back to the spot. Alpha Maxwell was dressed, fully prepared… I believe they were coming to take you away from Redcape.”