“I know that Thorne has been relying on her for as long as I can remember. I only came face-to-face with her a couple of times—and trust me, that was more than enough,” Rowan replied.
“You didn’t get along with her?” I asked.
“She terrified me. She’s not the type of person you cross. And she’s absolutely not the kind of individual you want to make business deals with,” Rowan said firmly.
“Good to know. But why would Thorne go to such extremes? I mean, what reason could he have had for involving the black witch when Lyra was still just a baby?” I asked.
“I have no idea. He never confided in me about things like that. He kept everything to himself. It wasn’t until I realized he was exploiting me for my magic—and planned to do the same to Lyra—that everything fell apart in our household,”
