If anything, it had grown. Vee threw her hands up. "How are they even related?!!! How?!" she shouted at them.
Tony hurried after her, grabbing her arm firmly. "Calm down, Vee. Come on," he said, pulling her away from the entrance before things escalated further.
She resisted for a second, her body tense, but eventually allowed him to guide her back inside.
He led her to a chair, pushing it out for her before she sank into it, her energy suddenly draining all at once.
The adrenaline that had been holding her up was fading, leaving behind a heavy, suffocating exhaustion.
"What am I going to do, Tony?" she asked. Her hands rested limply in her lap, her fingers trembling slightly. "Who is doing this? Why would anyone do this?"
The questions came one after the other, but there were no answers waiting for them. Tony crouched slightly in front of her, trying to meet her gaze.
