Four days. Rose spent four days in bed, deliberately distancing herself from everyone and everything. Her normally voracious appetite disappeared, a clear sign to all those in the house that she was spiralling into a mental abyss.
Isabella was unable to provide any assistance, her powers ineffective on Rose and hindered further by Rose's unwillingness to converse. Ella persistently tried to coax even the most basic responses from Rose, but her attempts were met with silence. When Klive came and laid beside her, a tidal wave of emotions overwhelmed Rose, emotions she was ill-equipped to handle. She was silently grateful when Klive respected her wish for solitude. His hurt and concern were evident, but he did not protest.
Her unborn children were unusually still, their infrequent weak move
