Cyber
“Where’s Violet?” Iris' voice was strong as we stepped out the front door an hour later. Monster turned from his perch on the stairs, casting a glance behind him. The smile on his lips died at the looks on our faces.
I knew what he saw. The way Iris’ face was strained, her hand loose in mine. If I hadn't gripped it so tightly, she would have pulled away from me completely.
It had taken a lot for her to say the words that I had been dying to hear, and I had hurt her by not even acknowledging them. It wasn't even that I didn't want to say it back, because I did. I didn’t know what had stopped me.
“Asleep.” Monster’s eyes caught mine and his eyebrow arched in a silent question. “I put her on the sofa. Maggie is in there with her.”
“I should go and check on her.”
My hand tightened
