CHAPTER 116
RAINA’S POV
My heart still bled from the way Gaius’ chapter in my life ended. Surprisingly, I didn’t hate him or feel vengeful for the intentions he had for me. I was just disappointed, somewhat sad in fact, I really thought I had found a friend I could confide in when things got too difficult. I knew that Gaius had some quaint moments when he had completely withdrawn from everyone else. A few times he had opted to take comfort in the darkness of the forest at night while the rest of us had camped around a bonfire.
Somehow, I should have known. A few times he had gotten too close to me, but I had just brushed it off. We were a close-knit traveling squad anyway, it was normal to bump into each other. I also didn’t think much of it whenever he looked deeply into my eyes and br
