Chapter 8 DividedWillow was nervous, on edge. She felt split, her heart was tense, torn into small pieces. On one side was her love for Rollin. If she didn’t survive this battle, what about him. She was wishing Rollin was with her now. She felt a tear come to her eye. On the other side was her sense of duty. If Malik had changed, he had to be stopped. If the change took place before she could get to Malik, he could cause untold suffering. Yet another piece of her heart wept for Lacey and all that she was dealing with. Then there was Penn and even Aurora. Willow had too many pieces to juggle and her spirit was paying the price. Toughen up, she thought; I have a job to do. Fix one problem at a time.
Willow was skeptical that she would be successful. “I don’t know, Master Penn. I had read th
