RHIANNONI stare at Calix.The words he just said echo inside my head like something hollow and wrong.Dead.Draven is dead.No.No, that can’t be right.The thought refuses to settle inside my mind. It bounces around wildly, looking for somewhere to land, but nothing fits. Nothing makes sense.My hands curl slowly into the bedsheet beneath me.“You’re lying.”The words slip out before I even realize I’m speaking.My voice sounds thin. Fragile. Like glass about to crack.Calix doesn’t move.I push myself up from the bed too quickly. My legs tremble the moment they take my weight, but I force myself to stand anyway.“He can’t be dead.” My voice rises. “I need to see him.”Calix steps forward quickly and grabs my wrist.“Please calm down.”His grip is firm, but all I feel is heat rushing through my body. My chest tightens painfully as panic spreads through me like wildfire.“Let go of me!” I snap.My voice breaks halfway through the words.Tears spill down my cheeks before I can stop th
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