เข้าสู่ระบบTerence’s jaw ticked. “Stephanie,” he said in a farming tone.“What? I’m being welcoming.” She laid a hand on his arm and tilted her head up at him, smiling coyly. “We’re all thrilled she’s here, darling. Truly.”She drifted off toward the head table before he could answer, calling for Elil to come
Ellie’s POVAfter the walk over, the meeting house was almost too much all at once—the din of voices, the smell of roasting meat and woodsmoke and spiced wine all mixing together, upbeat music playing on multiple instruments at once.A few heads turned when I came in. I pushed my hood back and scann
I would up choosing a deep green color for the skirt and jacket, the cuffs and collar trimmed in gray fur, the back of it embroidered in silver thread for the scene. It looked perfect. She helped me into it and tugged it square across my shoulders, and even half-pinned and unfinished, it was the mos
Ellie’s POVI folded the spare sheets and tucked them back in the cupboard before the sun was even up, like putting them out of sight might put Dominic out of my head.The apartment felt bigger without him in it, like the one small room had turned into a mansion. I tried not to think about it too ha
“I’m not sure yet,” he muttered, “but I’m going to find a way. And if she is dead, then I’ll find her bones. Either way, she’s coming back in a box.”“You don’t have to do this,” I said.“I know I don’t.” His expression softened. “I can’t undo two lifetimes, Ellie. I can’t give you back what was tak
Ellie’s POVSomewhere between my fortieth and fiftieth laps of the clinic, I had come to the conclusion that Dominic wasn’t coming back. I had said too much and scared him away. He didn’t believe me. He thought I was insane and he was running off to tell my father to lock me up.At least, those were
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
Ellie POVThe cafeteria was too loud for what we were doing.Trays clattered. Chairs scraped. Laughter burst and faded in uneven waves, the normal chaos of lunchtime pressing in from all sides. And yet, sitting across from Abigail, it felt like we were alone inside a glass box, everything else muffl
Dominic POVEllie reached the stage with the professor and instead of stopping where she was supposed to, instead of waiting for the applause that never came, she reached out and took the microphone from the professor’s hand.A ripple of confusion ran through the hall.My pulse spiked.“I passed,” s
Ellie POV The day of the midterm arrives like a held breath finally released.Everything I’ve been carrying for weeks.It’s strange how quiet my mind feels as I walk across campus, how all the chaos and noise that had lived in my head—Dominic’s voice, Vivian’s laughs, Karina’s threats, the constant







