Chapter 95: Jason’s POVThe drive back to Fiona’s abode in the woods was an amalgamation of pride and tiredness. Battle hung in the air—the smell of blood, and sweat, and that peculiar, oppressive weight given off when Orin was dying. We’d won, sure, but the triumph didn’t taste as sweet as it ought to have. And I felt Fiona’s watching me as I approached her base a little each time, a silent reminder of all we’d done to get here. We were alive, which thing was something, but that wasn’t without its costs.But that wasn’t the only thing on my mind. When the trees closed in around us, the forest seemed to grow darker still, more quiet. I thought of Lena, of course. Her smile, her laugh, the way she embraced me as I left. Even now, I could feel her warmth. It was home, and now, with all that had happened, it was all I could think about. I’d told her I’d set things right, that I would avenge Olivia’s death. And now I had. So what would that mean for us? Was she going to feel relief, or w
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