She’s such a smart baby. Maybe she knows what’s going on. Or at least, how nervous we all are. Archer drops us off at the entrance before he goes to park. We rush inside. The nurse assures us that Neil has been admitted and is being seen to by the doctors, but she won’t let us see him. “Not unti
My heart pumps so hard, so quickly, I’m half sure I’m going to need to be admitted into the emergency room now too. The rest of the world has fallen away. The only people in the entire world are me, the brothers, Mia, and the doctor about to tell us the bad news. “The silver inside of Mr. Hayes,
My heart lurches at Neil’s words. “Neil,” I say, as gentle as I can. He’s looking at me like I’m some kind of angel, eyes full of awe. “You aren’t dead.” He seems confused at first, as if the words surprise him. Then he places a hand on his own chest, then his shoulder where the silver is. He’s
As much as I want to stay with Neil in the hospital, we can’t keep Mia in the daycare forever. “I can drive you and Mia back to the Pyramid,” Beau offers. “And we can take shifts here.” I feel stronger since my hug with Archer, but I still hesitate to separate from Neil. I side-eye him where he’
The next morning, as I’m bringing Mia to breakfast, I’m surprised to find Angela there waiting for me. I’m not unhappy to see her exactly, but I wished she had texted me or something first so I would have been prepared. Last time we talked, things didn’t exactly go well. And though we’ve more or l
Without Archer, Steven, and Neil, the house just feels so… empty. Even when I didn’t always see them, just knowing they were there somewhere was a comfort. It was difficult to feel alone when the Pyramid was alive with people. But now… I feel more like I’m in a tomb than a home. I guess I should
“I don’t need you,” I say. He smirks. It seems to say, You’re here, aren’t you? Overconfident bastard. He’s so confident he doesn’t even acknowledge my comment, other than his smirk. He just lets my words linger out there in the open. And the longer they hang there, the more ridiculous they se
“So you are running,” Archer growls. “Now. After everything Neil has done to ensure you can stay here as long as possible.” “It’s not –” “You are a selfish, vindictive little bitch. He’s in the hospital, fighting this for you, and you are ready to throw us all away and disappear.” “I’m not –”