Chapter 53 One Last Moment

• Lyra's POV
• I had remained silent about Josephine for a long time. I kept what I saw to myself—how she moved with those traitors who kidnapped me. But the longer I stayed quiet, the clearer it became: she was guilty. Just as I’d always feared.
• I walked back to the house. Grandpa was inside the horse stead with Blake and his friend Vic. To my surprise, the three of them looked like they’d bonded more deeply than I expected.