Chapter 12

Leilani-

There was no way he was telling me the truth. Brook didn’t seem like she has led anything but a perfect life. In just the few minutes I was around her, she did nothing but smile and look happy.

Eric reached toward me and placed his finger under my jaw. When he pushed up, I realized my mouth had been wide open. Shaking my head, I blinked at him a few times, this time keeping my mouth closed.

He pulled his hand back, which kind of bugged me a little. I wasn’t sure why I cared if he touched me or not. I should be relieved he pulled back, except I wasn’t. Now I craved his touch, in a way I couldn’t begin to fathom.

“You have to be kidding me.” I blurted out when my mind returned to the subject at hand.

“’Fraid not darlin’. When Tate had found her, she had barely been alive. Some of her classmates had beaten her just seconds from her life. She has come a long way since then, but she was in a