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“Because I’m aa parent wouldn’t do for their children Nothing” Her voice—calm and collected—sends a shiver down my spine

“Ember,” Papa Rich says as he reaches his hand up to me “It’s time to leave”

This can’t be real

This can’t be happening… and yet it is

I look over my shoulder at Louisa, not sure what to do next Alar as if they’re splintering beneathI run away from everyone in the house as fast as I can

I need to find my husband… now Christopher will fix this Christopher will ain He’ll save me He’ll save us

But my feet are planted, and no matter what I do, I can’t move

Insanity is a sticky motherfucker

“Christopher—”

“Deserves to be set free,” Louisa interrupts “He didn’t choose you He was forced to take you as his wife, and then his ood-natured personality made him feel responsible for you This is not love, Ember Maybe it’s devotion at most, but not love You are just as bad as Richard You are stealing his freedo hi everything withinmore than that He deserves to be rescued”

You are his captor now

You are his captor now

You are his captor now

Maybe I always have been…

“We need to get irl,” Scarecrow chimes in from below “The pilot said he’ll only wait one hour”

If my eyes were lasers, they would sear Louisa’s Botoxed skin froht them here You didn’t just find them, but you also helped them come to New York to takedown at Scarecrow as he spoke

Maybe if I don’t look at thehosts Maybe this is a nightmare It’s not real If I just don’t look and see them…

Louisa still hasn’t h for —if only I could move

“I have the power to help people, and I have the power to hurt people In this case, I’ve chosen to help your papa Rich”