Amelia's Point of View
I tried to keep myself awake, I really did. But I was bone tired and in a warm car with a soft voice coming from the speakers. I just could not keep my eyes open. It also wasn't lost on me that, despite the fact I was sitting just inches away from my Mom's killer, I had never felt safer. And neither had Vae.
It was so strange. Vae had never given me the impression that she was unhappy with our lot in life, or that she was stressed about the fact that we had no home and no money. It was always her telling me not to worry about it. And yet, as soon as I made the decision to go with Peyton - Goddess his name sent shivers of delight through my treacherous body - I felt her physically relax and her shoulders drop as if she had been carrying the weight of the wo
