SophieFor the first time since leaving the arena, I feel like I can finally breathe.Just a few minutes ago, this house felt like it was closing in on me. Now, with Grayson here, the suffocating feeling eases just enough for my lungs to work again.And it's strange because I don’t like this guy…at all. He’s arrogant, cold, and impossible to read. Half the time, I want to roll my eyes whenever he opens his mouth. Yet somehow, just knowing he’s under the same roof makes me feel a little safer.I don’t understand it. And honestly… I don’t want to. I’m still terrified.Jake is in the hospital with Mom, and we haven’t heard anything yet. Every minute that passes makes my mind imagine the worst.Thomas, on the other hand, acts as if none of that matters. Instead of asking how Jake is doing, he’s yelling at me as though I’ve been out partying all night.If only he knew Grayson and I were stranded in the middle of a storm. Or maybe he wouldn’t care.“Show him Jake’s room,” Thomas says. I qu
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