The core fear inside of Violet knew that whatever she found when she entered the room would be the beginning of the end. She also knew that she had to go in anyway.
Violet squared her shoulders and stepped inside.
The room was in ruins. Feathers from the pillows floated in the air, the mattress was ripped to shreds, and one of the bed legs was lodged in the wall. It was a scene of destruction. Violet's heart pounded as she looked around for Ryan, sure that he would be gone. Vanished. Maybe this time forever.
She had not realized she had been in the library with Tiara for so long. She had been so absorbed in her reading. The afternoon sun streamed through the window, warming the room and giving it a false brightness. Ryan was hunched in the shadows under the window ledge, in the darke
