• book 2 • "Don't you feel it though?" "Of course I do..." I answer. "Of course I feel love for you, but knowing this now I want to be free. Knowing that now I have a chance to live my own life I want that." "But don't you want this too?" He asks. The helpless look on his face hurts me. I take in a deep breath, holding it for the longest time. "I cant live in the dark Clance... it's time I do things my way." I admit. I discover I'm messing with the ring on my finger. The one Clancy Gray gave me all that time ago. For just a second, I wasn't seeing red anymore... but I was seeing blindly. - - - - - - - - - - - - - { book 2 in the West-Gray series } I own nothing from The Darkest Minds, but Amara Westwood and situations she ends up in are my own. first published: 8.10.19 final published: 12.8.19