Chapter 21: Dulling the pain

After Cathryn went upstairs, I stalked the room, pacing from one corner to the other. Joss sat quietly, her eyes never leaving me. I saw pain and sympathy, but she didn’t speak. And I was grateful.

A few minutes passed, and then I felt Tasmyn moving. She was getting closer, and my heart pounded as I thought maybe—maybe—she had found out I was here, too, and she was coming down to find me. I almost went to the door, almost stood in the hallway shouting out her name like some lunatic.