Cassandra was missing. “Rowan.” Damaris greeted me. “I trust you used your time wisely.” For a second time in their presence I was grateful my cheeks were incapable of betraying me by revealing my embarrassment. “I did,” I said, biting my bottom lip...
It was bright and airy with one wall made up of solid windows and Berber carpeted floors. I had no idea where we were or what the place was. All I knew was that we were really high up and in the middle of an unfamiliar, large city. I scooted closer to the solid wall as my incredibly debilitating ...
It raced with thoughts of my future, thoughts of Blaire, thoughts of our baby. I didn’t tell anyone, though. It wasn’t anyone’s business but mine, and there wasn’t a single person who could guide me in the right direction but me.I knew this without a shadow of a doubt.Two weeks had passed. During...
As her brown two-story house—with a light left on upstairs to fool someone into thinking we were there—came into view, my anxiety seemed to intensify. We turned into her driveway and my eyes became glued to her nosy neighbor, Mrs. Janis’ red front door. I was worrying that she’d come barging out ...
“I see Theo has talked with you about me. That’s interesting.” “Not much, he just mentioned you once,” I said, backtracking. She opened a door made of tiny square windows, which led out to the backyard. “I’m sure he had a reason…question is, what was that reason? What did he mention me in referen...
Bo lined up various shades of yellows, oranges, and reds along the counter. “Yeah.” My adrenaline spiked as the notion I was getting a finished product today sliced through my mind. “Show me the range you wanna go with it.” He pointed to the bottles...
Then I debated on whether or not I should text Jace to find out. In the end, I decided I didn’t want Jace to think I was some paranoid nut like Shelby and left him alone, thinking that if it had been her, then I’d find out soon enough. Mom was still in the kitchen when I w...
I could have walked, but who knew what mom wanted me to do and how long I’d be there. I opened the green door with tiny ladybugs painted on it and heard the familiar ding of the bell above it. “Mom?” I called, inhaling the heavenly flowery scent mingling in the air as I walked in. Mom’s shop was ...