Aurora’s POVMy nerves are frayed.After dropping my mother off, I had a short, curt conversation with Leah Ashford over the phone where she told me that she would meet me for coffee.Her exact words had been, “My time is precious, and you’re lucky I happen to be near that area for business. We can
Aurora’s POVFinally, it’s Saturday. I feel like I can breathe easier away from work and the sight of Thorne and Angeline together. Though, it’s not much better in the car right now. My mom sits in the passenger seat quietly, an awkward air hanging between us.We haven’t really spoken about the trut
At best, she would tell me a lie. At worst, she would completely ignore the question.An angry shriek sounds behind me, and an idea pops into my head. Initially, I had no intention of entertaining Angeline’s fantasy of getting back together. However, now, she’s the perfect guinea pig to test Aurora’
Thorne’s POVAurora isn’t here. I look around the room to find it nearly empty. Right. Lunch.Since she returned from being attacked, Aurora has been eating at her desk, so I figured she would today also.“Thorne!”Jace jogs up to my side and bows slightly in greeting.“Walk with me,” I say, turning
Angeline’s POVI’ve been laying groundwork with Thorne all week, since his little assistant hasn’t been in the office to interrupt us. However, all my efforts have been in vain because he’s barely acknowledging my attempts to flirt tonight.The platonic conversation is dry and not at all what I want
Aurora’s POVThorne has been like a hawk, watching me, since I returned to work. After a few days of resting, I was going crazy from doing nothing. Thorne didn’t want me to return so soon, but I couldn’t stay in the hospital or at the house any longer.It’s insanely boring watching TV all day when y