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CHAPTER 459
~Vera's POV~
The journey back to Shadow Clave was long, not in distance, but in what it took from me.
I kept my hood up the entire time, letting the thick black fabric shield my face from the early morning light. My boots dragged with each step, soaked in mud and forest grime.
I hadn't fed properly in days, but the rage that burned in my chest was fuel enough to want to go home.
All through my journey, I had one simple plan: to tell my mother that things went AWOL because of Zara Gold and look for a way to get her.
I couldn't afford to make my mother suspicious of the reasons I failed this mission, even though she had no idea I had changed the plan in hopes of killing Zara. I just knew I needed a backup plan in case things went haywire again.
So instead of heading home, I decided to visit Kent Wayne.
But as soon as that thought crossed my mind, I had a rethink.
