Chapter 12 Chapter 12: I will carve this day in my heart

~Raven’s POV~

The cry of my mother pierced through the air before I even made it to the hall.

Followed by the sound of the whip, another. And another.

Each lash sank into my bones like it was my own flesh being torn open. It was my flesh anyway, she was my own flesh and blood. She is my mother. T...