The morning sunlight filtered softly through Rayna's curtains, casting golden stripes across her bedroom floor. But the peaceful quiet didn't last.
The sharp chime of her phone yanked her from the fragile edge of sleep. Groaning softly, she reached for the device on her nightstand, squinting at the screen as the notifications poured in one after another.
Her brows furrowed. Multiple news alerts. She wanted to go back to sleep but her curiosity wouldn't let her. So she decided to just check and see what it was before returning to sleep.
She picked up her phone again and her heart gave a strange lurch as she unlocked the phone wondering what could be trending with so much intensity.
Curious, she sat up straighter, her heart thudding a little harder as she clicked on one of the links on the news alert after seeing the headlines.
And there it was.
Ivy's tear-streaked face filled the screen, her voice soft and shaking as she addressed the camera.
