Heavy footsteps thudded overhead, pounding so hard that a trickle of sawdust rained down over Jada. It passed through her corporeal body, forming a small pile on the floor. “I’ll do my best.” Jada’s form flickered again, and this time around when her lips moved, I was only able to hear every other

Lilac’s P.O.V. Hakeem lowered himself into the seat beside me, a plate situated on his own lap. Nox’s eyes flickered from Hakeem’s face to my own, but I was too busy stuffing a buttered roll into my mouth to care “It’s alright. Not some of your best, though.” Jada teased her brother in between bit

Even though there was no magic woven within Nox’s voice, I felt compelled to look his way. He was massive in comparison to the old recliner he sat in, his broad shoulders hunched and a shadow lingering in his downcast stare. I squashed the sympathy that arose and forced myself to observe. He looked

“I’m not judging you. I just want to understand.” Fuck, I couldn’t breathe. My body was one big knot, tightening with every breath I attempted to take. Tearing myself from his grip, I stormed over to the window and fumbled with the lock, hastily yanking it open. I sucked in breath after breath, but

Nox’s P.O.V.The ringing in my ears was so painful I almost wished I had passed out. It was a shrill sound, like a drill piercing a metal slab, the metal grinding against the stone until even my gums ached. One good thing was that it drowned out the question playing in my head on repeat.Why?Lilac