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chapter twenty. don't lie

Violet's feet move at ease as she approaches Sky's hold house, the house she spent half her life in. "Remember all the soup we had in this hut?" Riven speaks up and Violet nods, her hands moving behind her back. "God, I never want to eat soup again," she starts heading in the house as Dane and Riven follow.

They walk from room to room before Violet makes her way into Sky's room, immediately heading over to the loose floorboards they spent their childhood hiding it. When she looks down, two pairs of eyes look right at her and she jumps back at the sight. "Fuck," she breathes out, slightly pulling one plank away, looking down at Bloom and Sky. "What the fuck are you idiots doing here?" She whispers yells, her eyes going back to the door. "You can't tell," Sky speaks up and she scoffs. "Yeah, I know that—" she explains before she hears Andreas call for her. "This isn't over, tell me everything when we get back home," she slides the plank over them again and quickly rushes to one of Sky's mirrors, grabbing the first picture she sees of the two of them.

"Sorry, just came to get this," she holds it up when Andreas walks in and he nods curtly. "Come on, we're torching the place," he stands back letting her slowly move past him as she fights ever voice in her head telling her to look back.

When she walks out Riven has a match in his hand. "Come on," Dane brings her closer to him before Riven tosses the match on the gas covered building and Violet looks away, chanting 'she's a fire fairy' in her head like it's some kind of spell that can wrap around the two and protect them from the fire. "Come on," Dane pulls her away as Riven follows behind them.

When they get home, they're immediately summoned to Rosalind's office. As Violet stands between Riven and Dane she slides her hand into her pocket, tracing her finger on the picture as her eyes fall on Beatrix.

"What did you find?" Rosalind asks and Andreas shakes his head. "Nothing," he responds and Rosalind's eyes turn blue. When they do, all Violet feels is pain, coursing through her body, making her bones ache.

"Riven knows something!" She vaguely hears Beatrix's voice in the back of her mind. "Well, everyone is dismissed then. Except you, Riven," Rosalind let's go and her eyes fall on Riven. "Wait!" Violet's voice comes out shaky and everyone turns their gaze at her. "He may know something but I know it too, I think I might actually know a little more than him," her eyes turn to Riven who shakes his head. "Very well, if you insist," Rosalind grips her head, trying to seep into her mind but she's only met with a dead end.

"Odd but I have other methods to make sure you don't lie," Rosalind pulls away and waves a hand to dismiss the rest of them. On her way out, Beatrix's fingers linger on Violet's but Rosalind pulls them apart.