Clementine:
When everything returned to me, I lost my mind. I began to realize that some of the things done to me could have been avoided.
I broke down with Ian. We sat together on the bench, alone, while the others wandered around us, talking among themselves.
Memories returned slowly. I began to understand that my other mates had found their partners, and I was genuinely happy for them.
Then I remembered Yorick. Rage surged through me.
"I’m going to kill him," I muttered, lifting my head from Ian’s chest and looking straight into his eyes.
His jaw clenched. It was a clear sign he was on board with my mission.
"And I will be right beside you," he vowed, his fists tightening.
I turned my head and saw Leysa and Troy approaching us. Haiden and Fauna followed close behind.
"Are you okay now?" Haiden asked.
My eyes shifted to Troy. He moved slightly behind Haiden, trying to avoid my gaze.
"No," I replied, shaking my head as I rose from the bench. "I won’t be fine until I find Yorick and kill him with my own hands."
Ian stepped up beside me and gave a firm nod.
I saw Haiden lower his head and exhale.
"I’m with you," he said.
Fauna nodded quickly and slipped her hand into her mate’s, showing support for our plan.
Leysa also seemed ready. She looked prepared to hunt Yorick and his family down and make them pay.
Troy, however, hesitated. It was written across his face.
"Of course you don’t agree with us," I snapped before he could speak.
"Because you were going to do the same," I added, reminding him how he had once planned to take me away from everyone.
"If you had not found Leysa, you would have kept me with you. You would have made me suffer and forced me to stay with you, just like Yorick did," I hissed, stepping away from Haiden so I could face Troy directly.
He had been hiding behind him.
Troy shut his eyes and drew in a small breath. Then he looked up.
"I would not have," he shot back.
"And no, Clementine, I was not going to force you, even if I had not found Leysa," he continued. "All I wanted was to spend time with you. To win you over. To become your hero. Do not put me in the same category as Yorick."
I looked away and drew in a deep breath before facing him again.
"But you agree with Yorick. That’s why you’re against torturing him, against killing him," I said, my jaw tightening.
I remembered how Yorick poisoned me with food. How he kept me under his control.
Troy stared at me for a few seconds before sighing.
"I just think we should listen to him first," he uttered.
I shook my head.
"There will be no listening anymore," I stated. "Listening to him means giving him another chance to fool me."
I was not going to let anyone deceive me again.
"Well, Yorick is in the mainland. How are we going to get there?" Fauna asked, stepping in to shift the conversation.
"We’ll have to get out of here first," I replied, turning to Ian. "Do you have a key to the dark side fence?"
He bowed his head before shaking it.
"No. I changed my clothes, and the keys were taken away," he explained.

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