LOGINI can hardly believe it. Before my friends can say anything else, I squeal and throw my arms around them both, jumping up and down. Liam and Brian and the twins are the one major thing I’ve missed dearly since leaving Bo’Arrocan, and to find that they’re finally considering living in Ordan full time
“On schedule, believe it or not,” I reply. “The Bo’Arrocan branch is finally running smoothly, and the Ordan location just graduated its first class of seniors. Six of them got full scholarships to prestigious art schools.”“That’s amazing, Iris.” Alice squeezes my arm. “You’ve created something tru
IrisFive Years Later…“Fifty years of marriage, and they still make each other laugh like that,” Arthur says, appearing at my side with two glasses of champagne. He hands me one and clinks his against it, and we watch as my parents twirl on the lawn, my mom throwing her head back at something my fa
“Gee. Thanks,” I manage to laugh weakly. “I’ll see you all next week.”“You most certainly will not,” Arthur, Hunter, and Alice all say in unison, making me roll my eyes.Outside, Arthur’s car is waiting, parked haphazardly half on the curb. He must have driven like a maniac to get here so quickly f
IrisEight months later…“And that’s why the colors on this side of the color wheel are considered ‘cool’ colors,” I explain to the class of children sitting in a semicircle around me. “They remind us of water, ice, and the sky.”I’m demonstrating on a large color wheel chart when a sharp pain rips
And through it all, Augustine’s breathing grows slower, shallower.Then, quietly and calmly, she goes.Her hand turns limp in mine. The steady beeping of the heart monitor flatlines. The doctor steps forward, checks for a pulse, then shakes her head.“Time of death, 10:47 AM,” she says quietly.I br
IrisFor a moment, I can only stare at the massive wolf standing in front of us with Nora’s unconscious body hanging from his jaws. I’m in shock, unable to move or speak or do anything except pinch my arm to make sure I’m not dreaming. Even when I don’t wake up from that dream, I can still hardly be
My mother is lying on the ground with a knife protruding from her chest. There’s a dark stain spreading across the front of her cream-colored blouse.Blood. So much blood.“Maeve!” my father cries, rushing to her side and dropping to his knees beside her. “No, no, no…”I’m frozen for a moment, unabl
IrisWe pull up to my parents’ estate in the blink of an eye, thanks to my father’s speeding capabilities. I don’t even wait for it to come to a complete stop before I’m throwing open the door and racing toward the house. The front door is unlocked, and I burst through it, startling the housekeeper
The crowd gasps, then breaks into excited murmurs and applause. I stand frozen, unable to process what she’s just announced. Married? Tonight?“Veronica,” I begin, but it’s too late. The man she was just talking to makes his way through the crowd. Veronica grins and touches his arm, then turns to me







