r a i n I pace up and down , my fingers diving into my hair and I tug on the roots . Brutal . Lethal . Dangerous . Monstorous . I squeeze my eyes shut , pushing the images of Riven's bloodied knuckles and vicious eyes out of my mind . I knew he had rage , I knew that from the moment I laid my eyes on him , but this . The Riven I saw moments ago , pounding his fists into that man's face , brutally . Without end . Not stopping . As if feeling that man's bones crushing under his knuckles excited him , satisfied him . Alison was so calm , though . Which frightens me . It's as if she wasn't surprised by what she saw , as if she knew Riven had that brutality in him . As if she's seen him like that before . And she left , the moment we got home , she just left . I huff out a breath , walking

