MILA The ground was cold and unwelcoming, and a frost had set in overnight. My eyes felt heavy, and my limbs felt weighed down by sandbags. I imagined this was what getting hit by a truck felt like. Every time I became alert enough to open my eyes and start moving, trying to find a way out of my
CHARLES As soon as Felix found out that Mila was missing, I took my dragon, Hades, and flew to the forest where she was being held. I knew that it wouldn’t be long until he figured out where she was, and I wanted to be ready. Mila was tied up and chained to a stump in the middle of a clearing in
MILA I was underwater. Floating, drifting, utterly weightless. Everything felt hazy. I couldn’t remember my name, who I was, or how I came to be here. Everything felt distant and quiet. It was almost peaceful. I was vaguely aware of a sound in the distance, someone shouting out over and over,
I tried one more time. “I just want the truth, Felix. I won’t be angry.” He shook his head. “No, Mila. I can’t talk to you about this. It will ruin us. You’ll never look at me the same way.” I touched his cheek with my fingertips, in an effort to soothe his distress. “Nothing could ever change m
MILA I stayed in the hospital for two more days. Every day, they tested my heart and my blood and checked the stitches on my stomach wound. It would apparently leave a nasty scar, but would fully heal in about a month. But between me and Felix… things were tense, to say the least. It was incre
MILA:Felix did not protest the entire time I packed up my belongings to leave.Felix did not protest while I booked my plane ticket.Felix did not protest when I slipped into a taxi in the dead of night, even though I saw him watching me from his bedroom window.I wanted him to say something. I wan
I bit back a snarky comment about Nadine’s typical selfish behavior and fought the urge to roll my eyes.“The attic is fine,” I managed.“Well, come on in,” my mother said, stepping aside so that I could make my way through the doorway. “Your father and sister are in the kitchen. I’m sure they will
FELIXIt had only been three days since Mila left, but each second felt like an eternity.If the sun rose and set, I didn’t notice. All I could focus on was the empty side of the bed and the quiet that filled my apartment. Mrs. Raven and Joseph both tried to distract me from Mila’s absence, but noth