What if Donovan can also read minds? Like those scars on his head might be from an experiment to make him a telepath or something like that. But it could also be the experiment failed, makign him lack emotions/empathy, and now he wants to create supersoldiers with such powers, and Anya is an experiment who escaped?
So, I really enjoy these sidestories, Martha's was really good, but, c'mon, can we get back to the main story? At this rate I'll forget Anya's love for peanuts
This story has gotten pretty stale (pun totally intended). What even is the plot anymore? Is she going to get revenge on her ex? Is she going to just run a bakery and invent new desserts? Is she becoming a witch? Is the emperor going to have her marry the second prince? Is she gonna go on an adventure and vanquish the poison from the world? I honestly don't even have a favorite character because everyone is so bland.
