Senna’s POV

Dawn broke in filtered sunbeams through the thick trees overhead. I hadn’t slept much though. My mind was still reeling from the surprise attack.

I’d almost killed someone.

I’d drawn my bow, and I was ready to release it. If not for Verity, I probably would have. What did that make me? And what about next time? What if Verity didn’t stop me in time?

A hundred questions circled through my head.

Would there come a time on this island when I had to kill? To protect my friends? To protect myself?

All around me, birds chirped. The island was really beautiful, even if it was manmade.

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