C16 ICE SIXTEEN:THE PURGE.

MADISON'S POV:

An hour passed. An hour of staring at an empty staircase, expecting him to come down at any moment.

Wrong of me to expect compliance. Thane was probably sulking upstairs like a wounded animal.

I decided to begin what I was really here to do today.

The first step in healing any trauma patient was simple: strip away their escape routes. Remove the poison they used to numb reality