The Inevitable Trap

The plastic casing of the phone cracked slightly as Magnus released his grip. Vanya stared at the device on the desk, her mind violently rejecting the information they had just received.

"There is no way Ophelia orchestrated this," Vanya said. The strain in her throat made her words sound thin. "She is selfish, yes. But she worshiped her parents. They gave her every single thing she ever asked fo