Adrian whispered my name. "Yes?" I said."Stay with me." He murmured."I'm here.""No." He pressed his forehead to mine.My throat tightened. As his breath keeps on brushing my neck.Adrian held me until his breathing slowed and he fell asleep like a child, with his arm around my waist.I lay awake in the dark, staring at the ceiling. It was the happiest I had been in this house. That scared me more than anything.At 2:47 a.m., Adrian's phone buzzed on the nightstand.I froze.It buzzed again. Then again.Carefully, I slid out from under his arm and picked it up. The screen glowed in my hand. My sister, Scarlett's name on the screen.I picked up the call. “Adrian.” She called, and I was quiet at the moment.One part of me was telling me to answer her, but the other one refused.So I taped the small cut on Adrian's hand, gently, the way you handle something that might break. Then I gave him the phone.He pressed the loudspeaker."Listen to me, Adrian." Scarlett's voice was soft, alm
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