Shattered Vows

The night was silent, wrapped in solitude.

Gideon sat in the backseat, his eyes quietly observing the world outside the window while Faye's words echoed in his mind, haunting and relentless.

"I don't know what she's been through, but she was a mess. Wounds crisscrossed all over her arms, her flesh was turned inside out, and there was blood everywhere. Some wounds looked to be self-inflicted, other