BOOK 3: CHAPTER 9 -ELAINE- By the time I got back home, I was officially convinced that Duncan hated my guts. But the feeling was mutual. He had not said it outright but seeing what he did today by almost getting me caught, the concealed glares and the constant air of suspicion. He might as wel
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 8 -ELAINE- I handed some fruit to Duncan with the same forced politeness I practiced in the mirror this morning. He looked at me as if I had just offered him poison. “You should have fruits, you know, it's good for the body. Just a doctor's advice.” I said to him, still extending
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 7 -ELAINE- Taking Amelia to the park was out of the question, but I was not about to give up on her. That man could glare at me all he wanted but it would not stop me from saving Amelia. So I came up with another idea. I just had to be smarter than him. A new plan: simple but bol
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 6 -ELAINE- As it turns out, you can’t call in sick for two days in a row. I learned that the hard way. The next morning, when I called in again, still holed up in bed faking a pounding headache and a thousand thoughts swirling around my brain, my boss’s tone sliced through the phon
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 5 -ELAINE- I didn’t let Amelia out of my sight. Not for a single second. Where she went, I went. If she skipped to the living room, I was right behind. If she wandered to the hallway, I trailed her. And when Duncan led her into the kitchen to prepare lunch, I followed them too, ig
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 4 -ELAINE- Ding! I rang the doorbell and it was Duncan who opened the door. It was obvious that Duncan was irritated by my presence the moment he opened the door and he didn't bother to hide it. His expression tightened, his eyes narrowed, and his hand firmly on the door in case I