RONAN I didn’t hear the platter of the rain anymore, or even feel the floor beneath my feet anymore.The heavy, suffocating silence inside the Car as we drove to the Nightshade estates felt like a tomb, created by my own father, we were ushered to his study as soon as we got there.Alistair Nightshade sat in his study, a glass of amber bourbon sat on his mahogany desk, he was staring blankly at the empty room, while hugging my mother's scarf to his chest.He looked up immediately as I slammed the doors open, the wood splintering against the frame, Kieran followed close behind me , like a silent , deadly guardian, his presence grounding my emotions.“Ronan,” my father said, his stubble and his voice a telltale of exhaustion all over him. He didn't even flinch at the sound of the doors, dropping the scarf onto his desk. “You shouldn't be resting, the council….”“Did you do it?” My voice didn't sound like mine, it was hollow, sharp, and crying out with a life of lived agony.“Did you go
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