As she pushed her hands further into the earth, the ashes covered them until they could no longer be seen. If her heart hadn’t been broken before, it was shattered now, seeing firsthand what she was capable of when she let her pain and anger rule. She’d abandoned reason. She’d abandoned her obedience to the Great Luna and taken matters into her own hands. Judge, jury, and executioner.
She wanted to say she was sorry, but her lips wouldn’t move. She didn’t know if it would be true. “What kind of person does that make me?” A sob tore through her as she leaned forward until her forehead pressed against the ashes. Her body shook as she completely released the final reins she’d held on her emotions. “AHHHH,” Peri yelled into the ground until there was no air left in her lungs. Every muscle in
