The vines swirled thicker on the railing the angrier Vaughn because, and a distant door closing made Ella clap her hands over her ears in fear and back against the wall of the Deluxe level, stifling back a scream, her fear making her run down the remaining steps there. She pressed her back to the wall behind her, and she closed her eyes and counted, forced herself to calm somewhat, to ignore the vines climbing the wall at her back. "I'm not lying. I want you to be happy, and I want my sister, and I want Daniel to be okay, and I want to not be scared. I want all that, Sissy. I'm not being deceptive, and I'm not making anything up," she said, voice a little too loud and a little too shrill with panic. "Shane messaged me just now, and he said you had some girl's money. I don't want anyone to be hurt, Vaughn. I don't want anyone to get killed because he tried to kill you, or because Daniel slept with some girl. I want everyone to be okay. You, Daniel, you both matter to me."