The shock of Liam's words echoed through the room like a lightning bolt and stayed long after the two security guards left the room. It was even still sizzling when Nyrissa came back with her blue tote of writings.

Ryan and Quentin were wide-eyed as if they had just seen a ghost.

Nyrissa stopped in the doorway and gave them a quizzical look. "What's going on?"

"Nothing," Quentin quickly replied as he hurried forward and grabbed the box from her.

"Nothing?" she asked ...