Violet's pov
"Ain't you insensitive to ask her that?" Xaden's sudden appearance in the tea room and his loud rebuke kept ringing in my ears.
Everywhere had been quiet immediately he challenged me with that question.
The smirk across Mira's face was intolerable and the frown that graced Mama's face was enough to speak volumes.
"What are you doing here?" I had asked him.
However, he turned to Mira and asked her if she would like to walk with him.
Walk with him?
Wasn't he making a mistake?
Well, so I thought until he took Mira's hand in his and left the tea room.
The silence lingered long, even after their departure from the tea room. It followed me around like a ghost as I made my way through the hall of the castle, to return to our bed chamber in solace. It echoed loudly with ever
