“Anything I can get you to drink today?” the waiter asked.“Just some water, please,” Ellie said.“Same here,” I added.“Very good.” The waiter turned to a nearby cart, grabbed a pitcher of ice water, and poured some into our cups. “Please, enjoy your meal.”With that, the waiter took the cart and l
Dominic’s POVMeet me @ Moonlit Café. Now. Hurry.Normally, I would have berated Marcus for trying to give me orders, but his text seemed urgent, so I didn’t question it. I just hustled downtown to the Moonlit Café as quickly as I could manage.When I approached the café, the “closed” sign was up, b
Ellie’s POVThat Monday, the library served as the perfect quiet sanctuary for me after I finished eating lunch. I was finally able to continue my reading on wolfsbane poisoning without people pestering me about why I’m reading about such a grim topic.Perhaps it would be able to shed some light on
With that, Nurse Shelby gave us a wave and was gone.“Here, let me get the bin. It looks a bit heavy,” Dominic said with a wink.I rolled my eyes and grabbed a hold of the bin. It was admittedly a little heavy, but I was not going to tell Dominic that. I just gritted my teeth and pushed as hard as I
Ellie’s POV“Ellie?” the elderly woman called out, glancing up from her clipboard.“Here!”Saturday was a much-needed reprieve from all the drama at school. Surrounded by the soothing white lights and antiseptic smell of a hospital, I felt as though I could finally take a deep breath and be myself.
“Oh, poor Dominic,” Lily said as she continued to stroke his hair. “Don’t worry, we’re going to make you all better.”I tried not to gag as I pulled my supplies out of my bag. The quicker I got this done, the quicker I’d be done with Dominic. I could feel a crowd gathering around us, including my te