Amroth tried to stop her. He knew his wife was controlling, manipulative, and worst of all violent. The complete opposite of him. Esme ran up the grand staircase with Pandora in tow and I trying to grab at her, make her stop. As soon as she got to the top of the stairs, the master bedroom’s doors flung open… and there they stood: Va’lis Razele and Esmeralda Plinius, face to face. Ruby who had been sitting on the chaise outside the bedroom instantly stood up. The collective gasps from Ruby, Cherry, and Pandora told us everything we needed to know.