ROMAN
“Who are you?” she asked.
For the first time since she walked into this cell, I hesitated.
Because the moment I told her the truth, everything would change.
I could already see it happening in my head.
The second she heard the name Stonevale, every terrible possibility would immediately connect itself to me.
The curse.
The spell.
Her sickness.
The dreams.
The voices.
All roads led back to Stonevale now.
And how was I supposed to convince her that I remembered none of it until tonight?
How was I supposed to explain that I had walked into Blood Crescent just as lost as everyone believed I was?
Because honestly—
If our positions were reversed, I wasn’t even sure I would believe myself either.
I looked at her standing there outside the cell.
Waiting.
Trusting me enough
