ログインJasmine's POVI watched Rowan pull Iris closer to him and adjust the blanket over her with one arm. Iris tipped her head back and said something that made him almost smile, and I sat on a sofa opposite them and felt something warm settle in my chest.He had found it.After everything. After Raven, a
Iris’s POVAbout twenty minutes later, Jasmine appeared in the doorway.She looked different from the last time I had properly seen her. The distant, distracted look that she had had for weeks was still there, but it was quieter now. Like she had come to some kind of decision and it had given her a
Iris’s POVRowan was silent for a moment. Then he said, "She's dead."My eyes widened slightly at that.I waited to feel something. Maybe guilt, or sadness, or at least something that would make me feel like a decent person.But what I felt was intense relief. And I didn't feel bad for it."The inju
Iris's POVThe first thing I saw was the incubator.It was beside my bed. It was close and low enough that I could see her clearly without any effort. She was small, wrapped in a pink blanket with only her face showing.My throat tightened.She was beautiful.I don't know how to fully explain what l
Iris’s POVThe darkness didn't feel empty.It felt warm, soft, and safe. There was no pain here. No fear. No yelling.Then light came.It was bright and gentle.I was standing in a room that looked familiar in a way that made my chest tighten.Evie's room.I knew it immediately. The same pink walls.
Iris’s POVRowan was standing over her, breathing heavily, still half shifted, his hands were dark with her blood. Chloe was on the floor and she was not moving. She was alive. I could hear her shallow breathing from across the room. But I almost didn’t recognise her. Her face was swollen. She was f
Iris’s POVEric’s hand tightened on my back. “What’s he doing?” he muttered under his breath.I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as I unconsciously stepped forward, drawn toward Rowan like a magnet.Rowan’s eyes were fixed on mine as he stepped forward slowly. The crowd parted for him automatically
Iris’s POVI paused, furrowing my eyebrows. “What?”Lucas tilted his head thoughtfully, studying me with those sharp gray eyes. “His coming was exactly what you needed to get rid of the several weights you’ve been carrying around. You’re so much lighter now. You're more focused, and less haunted by
Iris's POVI was almost tempted to slam the door in his face. Maybe he would use his foot to stop it like Eric had, and it would hurt him. The thought gave me a small, petty satisfaction.“What do you want?” I asked flatly.He looked over my shoulder at Shane and Jasmine behind me. They immediately
“I don't care if he's happy or not,” I said, though my chest tightened at the thought of Rowan's reaction. “He made his choice when he locked me here. Now I'm making mine.”“This is about more than just the lockdown, isn't it?” Shane asked quietly. “This is about Chloe.”I froze, keeping my back to







