Broken Whisper

“Why did you leave Havenbrook?”

The question froze her to the bone.

It was like the floor shifted beneath her, like the air in the room was suddenly too thick to breathe.

Her chest tightened, her lungs fighting for air, her heart slamming so loudly in her ears she could barely hear anything else.

Elena shot to her feet immediately, her chair scraping back with a sharp sound. Her eyes were wide, f