LOGINI hesitated. “I don’t know. Maybe. Maybe not.”Lucas crossed his arms. “Does it matter?”“Of course it matters,” Sarah said, glancing at him over her shoulder.“No,” Lucas said. “It doesn’t. Whether or not he orchestrated the kidnapping or her mother’s death, he still chose Vivian over Ellie. He let
Ellie’s POVLucas’s house was smaller than Dominic’s. Quieter, too. I’d always appreciated that about being here, away from the noise and gossip back home.Then again, I supposed it wasn’t “home” anymore.I didn’t know what was.He led me inside and gestured toward the couch. “Sit. I’ll get the firs
In my room, I pulled out my suitcase and began to pack. I gathered the essentials: a few changes of clothes, my toiletries. I changed out of the ruined dress the rogues had given me, took a quick shower just to rinse off the dirt and blood, then threw on a pair of jeans and a sweater that I’d stolen
Ellie’s POVMy mother laid on the cold metal table, just as lifeless as the steel beneath her. Her hair fanned out around her, her face pale and peaceful.It wasn’t her. Not really. The part that was my mother, her soul, was somewhere far better than this life had ever afforded her. All that was lef
A roar split the air, and for a moment, I thought it came from my own throat before I heard gasping behind me and realized that it was Dominic. I looked up through blurred vision and saw him standing over Gareth’s body. The rogue wasn’t moving. His throat was torn out, his one good eye staring blank
Ellie’s POVI couldn’t move.My mother was on the ground with a lake of blood pooling beneath her, and all I could do was fucking stand there and stare.Dominic’s grip on my arm vanished. He shifted mid-stride and launched himself at Gareth, who did the same. The two collided in the air, fur and fle
Dominic POV Light floods the room.“Ellie?” Lucas’s voice cuts through the moment like a blade. His eyes flash between Ellie and I, eyes narrowing.I nearly threw my book at him.“What…are you doing?” He asked.We’ve frozen, Ellie stiff to my chest, my arm over her, nose close.Ellie yanks off of m
Ellie POV Maybe…I pushed to far.His hand is still braced against the wall above, body pressed close when when footsteps echoed down the corridor.“Well,” Lucas says lightly, like he’s commenting on the weather, “either I have the worst timing in the world, or the best. Why does it always seem like
“Because of you,” She scoffed. “I was nearly exploded. Then Vivian wrote a letter of recommendation and saved my ass.”That made me pause. I glance at her. “What?”“Vivian wrote the teacher for me,” she says. “Not you. She told me a few days later. She’s a good friend. In the end.”I study her face.
Ellie POV The door slams shut behind me.Metal on metal. Loud. Final.“You assholes!” I snarled slamming a hand on the door.It had been late, my class ending deep into the night then I want. There was a chill in the air, enough to see my breath when suddenly I was swiped from the path and thrown i







