Chapter 98: Proof

While I wasn't surprised, to be honest, silence reigned long enough for Willow to fly down the stairs in a flurry and hurtle herself across the foyer and to the entry to the sitting room. The panic and hurt on her face told me she'd not only been listening in the whole time, but that Mila was right.

"Please," she sobbed once before clutching a shaking hand to her mouth, staring at Mila with those huge eyes full of pain. "Please."