[Gwyneth] Something about Lynn’s behavior today felt wrong, too different from the way she normally acted. Had something happened? Unease crawled beneath my skin when I reached the meeting place and found no sign of Lynn waiting for me. I quickly searched the area, trying to suppress the panic rising inside me. A rustling sound came from deeper within the trees. I followed it, and my heart nearly stopped at what I found. Lynn was there, but she wasn’t alone. I froze at the horrifying sight before me. She stood trembling in Ned’s grip, blood soaking her leg while his arm locked tightly around her body. A silver blade gleamed against her throat, close enough to draw thin lines of blood across her pale skin. “Lynn!” I shouted, forcing myself to stay calm even as panic clawed through me. “Let her go, Ned!” The rage radiating from him was almost palpable; dark, violent, and barely restrained. “This is all your fault!” he snarled, sounding more beast than man. “Why did you have to c
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