"We are headed somewhere in particular, right?" Violet asked.
They both stopped and looked back at Violet, eyes big and filled with alarm.
"I was following my instincts," Tiara said, exchanging a glance with Blake, who nodded. "But I do not know if they are right. Everything is so strange and... are we leading ourselves into a trap?"
Before Violet could answer, the pain hit her full force, and she dropped to the ground. It was the same pain as before, so severe she could not even scream or moan. She wanted to die, to stop living. She clawed at herself, wanting to rip the pain out. The pain threatened to consume her, to swallow her whole. She thought if she gave in, maybe the pain would end.
Then, as suddenly as it had come, the pain was gone. She could still feel the echo of it
