Chapter 19
NowBranwen dropped the stone and sank to the attic floor, sobbing. Her small hope was dying, that was part of the pain, but the bigger part was how tempting her aunt’s offer had been.
She had been trying to find a way out of this without dragging John through it, maybe driving him away. What if her aunt was telling the truth? What if she really could solve this whole mess, for the cost of a little isolation?
“If this sounds rational, maybe you’re the one who’s gone crazy.”
With so many family members gathering for her grandmother’s birthday and her mind nearly blank with confusion and fear, she couldn’t think of anywhere else to go. She got dressed, put everything back in the trunk, and went back to their room.
She escaped into sleep before the heavy quilt settled over her,
