MEL POV
No matter how my dad or Elder Becky asked Roman, he wouldn’t reveal why he joined the hunters. He was tight-lipped and wouldn’t budge. It wasn’t like they were asking him for the whereabouts or identities of his fellow hunters. Yet. No, they just wanted to get his trial over with and knowing Roman's reasons for doing what he did played a big part in how he could be sentenced.
It felt as though Elder Becky was trying to find a saving grace in him. I wanted to tell her she was wasting her time, but I wasn’t any better. Even though I knew for a fact that he detested me and wanted nothing to do with me. I couldn’t bring myself to do what needed to be done. Keyla kept insisting we wait until we knew more about him, as if that would change anything.
I was about to confirm if it did o
