Ember’s POV.
I could not help but wonder what he meant by “Raven’s Peak is bleeding” but I understand that in the moment he received the news, he was a fragile, shattered thing, his very existence threatened by the crushing weight of the news.
There was not enough time for me to shake out a response from him, because someone came to the estate and drove back out with him. I guess my curiosity and concerns will have to live in my head rent free for now.
“Um…you're still here, Ember?” Ava asks, as she notices my attention had a u-turn amidst our conversation.
“Yeah, sorry about that” I breathed “a lot has happened and I have not slept for days now” I added, while massaging my eyes.
“Well, I really do hope you are being taken care of in the big house you mentioned earlier. And your knigh
