CHAPTER 81

  Elizabeth's Point Of View

  I tell myself its nothing.

  I tell myself I don't feel like I'm about to burst into tears every time Sebastian averts his eyes from me, I tell myself my thoughts do not drift to what he said that day every night, I tell myself I will forget this.

  I watch as the sun comes up from behind the clouds. A wave of homesickness crashes over me. Mom's pretty face, smiling warmly at me.

  Cleo crooked grin, calm blue eyes. Alexandra's ruckus over the tinniest things. Martin's amazing apple pies and savvy stories.

  What have they all been doing since I came here? Would they remember what day it is today? Someone touches my shoulder.

  I jump away, in an instant, my revolver is pressed against someone's forehead, my finger at the trigger. Sebastian holds his hands up in mock surrender.

  "That's a waste of ammunition."

  I let out a breath I was holding and pull my hand away. "You startled me."