The next morning, Aubrey could barely pull herself out of bed. She could hardly open her eyes from how swollen and puffy they were from crying throughout the night. Each time she opened and closed her eyes, it felt like her eyelids were lined with sandpaper, scraping her eyeballs over and over again. Her head was pounding with a migraine, and she was thankful Broderick had not opened the curtains before he left the room early in the morning. He had held her all throughout the night as she cried and helped to soothe her each time she awoke with a startle.
After Broderick had pulled Aubrey away from the scene, Brigid had stayed behind with Bolivan and Samson. From what Aubrey had overheard, Brigid had used magic to alter certain elements involving Izzie’s death. Sullivan had explained that
