Chapter 29
My eyes sought Sam. ‘This wasn’t supposed to happen. I didn’t want this.’
His eyes widened. ‘Tyler?’
Connor let me go, confusion on his face as Sam helped me stand. Hands shaking, I poked at my chest where blood soaked through the white silk dress and could find no trace of the injury that had killed Emily.
‘You took her body.’ Rhonda sounded as horrified as I felt.
‘I didn’t mean to. It just happened.’ I hung my head, biting at my bottom lip.
Sam gently coaxed my head up. ‘It doesn’t matter how it happened, what matters is that you’re alive.’
‘It matters to me. I’m no better than Malia, taking over someone else’s body. Emily is dead because of me, and now I do this to her.’ I waved a hand over my new body. ‘It’s disgusting.’
‘You are nothing like Malia,’ said Sam, eyes
