Ivy:
“We can’t leave Clearwater. I feel selfish enough, having already pulled you all from your kingdoms this long, but I can’t just leave right now.” My lip was quivering with sadness, with hormonal rage that I couldn’t explain.
“Ivy, Damon is right. You and the baby aren’t safe here. In your absence, we can take care of the kingdom and call if an issue ever needs your attention.” My father, Cassius, squatted before me. He has always done this, ever since I can remember. He would get eye level with me so I could see the seriousness in his eyes.
“I know he is. I know you all are right about this. I just feel like running is what the coven wants me to do.” Even as the last word of that sentence left my lips, I felt how wrong it felt to say it. The baby did a spin, rolling as if she were
