Suddenly, Vienna had no words, and she was breathing too fast.
She must have looked frightful because Alex pursed his lips. "Yeah. Well then. I am off." He made haste down the hallway before Damien could trounce him.
Vienna and Damien made it to her room, neither of them saying a word. When he had closed and locked the door behind them, Damien took both of her hands in his. "We have much to talk about."
Vienna nodded, but the room swam around her. She was worried about what had happened to her poor mother? And why was her sister behaving like a stranger?
When her breathing started to get difficult, Vienna clutched Damien, and as she began to wheeze then let go because her hands were filled with pins and needles. Her chest tightened, and her heart thudded. She knew what was wrong with
