COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS
“The Ghostwriter said the secret is in the title of Chapter 100. We have to reach the end before this world becomes a storm of ink.”
The Girl with the Violin
They ran. The ground shifted under their feet—stone, metal, soft grass.
They crossed a bridge made of neon lights. In the middle, a young woman stood. She wore a gorgeous white dress, face hidden by a black veil.
She held a bone violin.
“Who is she?” Maya whispered, pulling back.
“She’s the main character from a tragedy,” Julian whispered. “Her name is Lyra. If she plays that violin, the scene ends in sadness. Whatever we do, we lose.”