Xander
“No. Make sure you pack everything,” I said firmly, my tone brooking no argument.
Raya’s reluctance was written across her face—her wide eyes, the nervous shift of her weight, the slight tremble in her hands. She didn’t want to go, and I understood why.
Traveling with me meant facing the women she had deceived, the ones she had led to believe she would someday be Luna.
The humiliation must have been unbearable for her.
If I could have sent her somewhere else, I would have. But Raya had no other place to go. Her choices had left her stranded, and this was the only path forward.
“Don’t worry, you’ll adjust,” I said, though my voice lacked warmth.
She nodded, but I wasn’t fooled by her meek demeanour.
Beneath her quiet exterior was a cunning, manipulative streak. She’d sh
