Sasha pressed her palm to the rough bark of the crimson leafed tree. She was fighting a battle in her heart. The memory of the cold steel and stunned students played across her mind like a broken mirror. She inhaled and slowly swallowed the guilt and the fear.
'Was it worth it?'
A question came to her mind but her pulse thundered as she replayed Ryker's words: "Do this… and you will be one step closer to your revenge."
A battle raged in her heart between the desire for justice for Emily and the horror of what she had become. At last, she drew a slow breath.
"I will follow his plan. No matter what. For Emily I am willing to do it."
Firming her jaw, Sasha exhaled and vanished into the fog shrouded forest. Her footsteps were silent and determination was blazing in her eyes.
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