Aiden’s POV
Raelyn took a step back and I worried she was going to run.
“Who is putting you up to this?” I asked, trying to draw her attention to me.
She glanced at me, and I could see the inner turmoil through her eyes.
“I… I can’t tell you,” she said hoarsely. “I… I’m sorry…”
“See, right there,” Candance said, stepping even closer. “If you were completely consumed by darkness, you wouldn’t feel this kind of remorse.”
Raelyn’s eyes darkened and then I saw it, the dark swirls that circled around her feet and began to wrap around her torso. It was the darkness; it had returned to our viewing, and it swirled around her like smoke… or clouds.
Candance swallowed as she took in the change, but she didn’t back down. I had to admire her for that; she was kind of fearless and she was
