Chapter 127

• Somewhere Secluded
• Ivy’s Pov
• The air in this hidden place always feels heavy, thick with the stench of smoke and dried blood, but today it carries something sweeter, anticipation. I have aged more than I care to admit, not just in years but in spirit, because of everything we’ve had to endure. All the stalling, the endless plotting, the nights of hunger and deprivation… it was all for this moment. The time has finally come. Took long enough.