Semua Bab Cunning: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Willing my neck to straighten, I took a deep breath and tried to ignore that the trembling I'd experienced when I first entered his office had resumed.Father stood and moved to the chair beside me, the one where my mother had been. "Don't worry."It wasn't what I expected to hear."But if they..."

"Is that question for me?" he asked. "The last time I spoke you told me to shut up."I looked from Deloris to the seat beside me, stunned that she was there, and silently asking if she was supposed to sit in 3D. Shaking her head, she smiled and silently walked past.Well, at least she smiled."Did y

CharliNox ushered me from the plane, up the causeway. I hadn't had a chance to change clothes from the casual sundress and sandals I wore to Columbia this morning. It was fine for the flight, but now walking next to Nox in his silk suit and shiny new loafers, I felt woefully underdressed. We waited

She stared up at him and then turned her eyes back to me. "I'm having an amazing hallucination right now." She reached for my hand. "No, if I were imagining a tall, dark, and handsome man, I'm sorry, sweetie, I'd imagine him for me, not you."Nox stepped beside me and wrapped his arm around my waist

CharliWalking away from Nox, I became acutely aware of everything around me: the slickness of the tile floor beneath my sandals, the contrasting scent of Bryce's cologne, and the burn of Nox's stare singeing my back. I fought the urge to turn around and explain why I owed Bryce minutes of my time,