“It was way before The Hand formed, way before I was friends with anyone.” I swallowed the growing lump in my throat. “That’s my dirty secret, and Kaden used it against me. I got Xavi’s sister killed because I stayed out too late. Instead of going on the mission with Athos, I wanted to sleep off my hangover. They sent Kryella and her team instead, and… Maybe I was always meant to be Ig’Morruthen. It’s the only thing that feels right now, and I guess that’s how you feel at times, too.”
