The Cost of Silence

Rosalind let out a sharp breath, the sound cutting through the tense, suffocating silence of her private room. The corners of her lips curled into a mocking smile, though the expression failed to reach her dead, cold eyes. "Well, isn't she just the perfect little sister," she said, her voice dripping with scorn. She turned her gaze away from the open doorway, unfazed by the transparent emotional b