There was one thing Violet had been putting off doing. Even though they could not contact anyone outside the school, she knew her father was somehow monitoring his spy phone in case she tried to call him. She stormed out of the VIP Gold House and was well into the forest when she realized that Carl was following her.
'This does not have to mean anything,' Carl spoke through the bond. 'Just because I am connected to the loop doesn't mean I will be harmed in any manner. We can research it. You need to calm down, or you won't be of use to anyone.'
Carl was right. Nothing good ever came out of behaving angrily, Violet agreed. She had messed up too many things because she had let her emotions overrun her reason and thoughtlessly rushed in.
She stopped walking and turned to face him. He took
