Gideon’s POV
I have learned to read people. The lies, half-truths, stiff posture I could see. Yet this time with Raven, I thought I knew everything but now she proved me wrong.
And now this. A child.
Her child.
The way that Child called her Mommy, still fresh in my head.
I was raised to believe in clarity and order. Every warrior had had their own oath, Raven took oath to protect Leo but now she was like an unsolved puzzle. Looking at the little girl clinging onto Raven innocently made me feel like the ground was shaking beneath me.
Who was Raven, really? I felt like I was missing out on something.
Later I stopped her and cornered her against the wall, as Leo and her daughter wandered off to the garden.
“Who is she?” I asked her firmly.
Raven didn’t hesitate and looked away. The w
