“I’m so sorry,” she whispered. “I didn’t know.” Jassyn’s despair caused a lump of agony to form in her throat. Serenna swiped away tears, wanting to comfort him, but she wasn’t sure how. Would he even want to be touched? Tentatively, she reached out to wrap an arm around his shoulder. That was all it took for him to shatter, sagging against her and weeping into her embrace.

