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Chapter 38-- Where It Began.

Autor: Ivy Raven
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-09-01 15:02:42

I don't stop thinking about the Donovan Estate after breakfast.

The thought follows me everywhere.

Through the hallway.

Into my room.

Even when I stand by the window and stare out at the gardens, I can still feel it sitting heavily in the back of my mind.

My childhood home.

My mother's home.

The place where everything began.

Or perhaps the place where I should have started looking for answers a long time ago.

When Damien enters my room that afternoon, he finds me sitting on the edge of the bed.
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