TESSA
I turned to him and also expected it. Back then, when he transplanted Ellana’s heart into me, everything happened so quickly, and there was so much left unsaid.
A lot of questions crowded my mind. I was sure he had a lot he wanted to ask me, too, but neither of us had the chance.
So, I stood. He mirrored the motion, and we walked a bit further away from the house, out of Ingrid’s earshot. The air grew quieter the farther we put between ourselves and the little cabin. When we reached a clearing just beyond the treeline, he let out a deep sigh.
“How are you?” he asked finally.
I pressed my lips together. There was a time when I had resented him bitterly for giving me Ellana’s heart. That resentment had lived in my chest along with her heartbeat, every thump a reminder that my
