I folded my arms “are you going to explain this or should I just guess how long you two played secret lovers in the woods?”Ferris closed his eyes for a second. “Elise…”“Don’t ‘Elise’ me,” I snapped. “If I hadn’t been here tonight, were you just never going to tell me about her? who is she anyway?”
ELISE’S POV“Ferris,” I whispered, tensing. “Something’s wrong.”He didn’t question it. He trusted my instincts as I trusted his. In a blink, we were climbing out of the water, hurriedly pulling our clothes on. The night was no longer peaceful. We could both feel someone watching us.The wind shifte
ELISE’S POVThe knock on the cabin door came just after noon. I was in the middle of feeding Lyra, who had decided mashed peaches belonged more on her face than in her mouth. Kael was chewing a spoon like it was made of gold.I wiped Lyra’s chin and turned toward the door “Coming!”When I opened it,
To breathe. To let go.Here, away from the palace, away from the expectations… we could be just a family.Just us.-The next morning, the first thing I noticed was the laughter.It was coming from Lyra as Ferris lifted her into the air beneath the trees.Kael tried to stand and failed clumsily in t
ELISE’S POVI gently brushed Lyra’s hair. I stroked the small golden strands that fell over her tiny ears. She squirmed a little in my lap, giggling.Kael sat across from us on the thick nursery rug. His chubby fingers were wrapped around a wooden rattle. It sparked a bit in his grip. It made little
FERRIS’ POVI didn’t shift for this journey.Not because I couldn’t but because something about it demanded that I walk every mile with my own two feet. Something in me wanted me to feel every blister. Breathe every breath of smoke. Carry every ounce of burden on my shoulders.I traveled alone.No g