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Chapter 25:Dear oh Dear

Author: Ivy Crane
last update publish date: 2026-06-05 06:30:27

Mira's Pov

"—and Ronan is loud but he listens, which is different from just loud. Ryker talks to doors which is weird but Grandma Mira says persistence is a virtue so maybe that counts. And Rafe doesn't say things he doesn't mean. That's the most important one. River, are you listening?"

I stop in the hallway.

My hand is on the door frame of Landon's room and the door is half-open and I had come to check if his light was still on past nine, which it is not — the room is dark except for the sma
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