EVE’S APPLE
I muttered, pulling my hoodie tighter.
She frowned. “Eve, you’re scaring me. You need to stop bottling things up. Secrets don’t stay secrets forever.”
I shot her a sharp look. “Neither do lies. And everyone around me seems pretty good at those.”
Agatha didn’t press further, but her eyes lingered on me, filled with questions she didn’t dare ask.
That night, when I finally drifted into sleep, I dreamt of Ian. His face, blurred in shadows. In a cold and commanding tone, he said. “You can’t hide from me, Eve. I always find what’s mine.”