Chapter 382

The old woman shook her head, her expression unreadable. "There are some truths that cannot be shared," she said.

Harper, who had come to support me, seemed lost in thought. The weight of everything had shifted onto her as well, and it was clear she was grappling with it.

I took a step closer, unable to keep the urgency out of my voice. "Is there really no other way? Does it have to be a life for