ly dispersed, and by the time they re

ivian walking hand in hand, their shadows

ss times of walking sid

day after day by the tall windows, watchi

t final-as if they wo

herself to manage alone, wheeling through every co

egun to let go of the past, Lucien suddenly ap

no right to lay

don't know what y

f, swallowed by a

the collar and drag

inst the gravel, leaving

ien only sneered, "Your legs are dead

, letting him drag h

n-barefoot at the roadside, soaked to the skin, her

ad and shrieked like her soul had fled, "El

eact, a heavy slap la

t you've

g, her eyes wide with disbelief. "You

tening with pain. "After ten years bet

glazed as she mut

, and you've already learned to lie. If you won't admit you're

ust as she was about to black out, he yanked her

again-she lost coun

nce delicate features b

a cold order

her lungs as Elian

d for Lucien's sleeve

et? I told you-you should'v

her eyes i

idn'

oice, heavy with disappoint

ash, while Lucien shielded Vivian so sh

nch by inch, i

, and as Eliana opened her mouth, icy water floode

gth, Eliana clawed her way to t