Lara
I found Heidi sitting on the edge of her bed, her head bowed, her eyes fixed on the carpet as though it held the answers to questions neither of us dared ask.
She looked broken.
Not angry.
Not even devastated.
Broken.
That frightened me more than tears ever could.
I sat beside her and placed my hand gently between her shoulder blades, rubbing slow circles across her back.
For once, I had no smart remark.
No sarcastic comment.
No plan.
My father had managed to leave me completely speechless.
What was I supposed to say?
I’m sorry my father is an i***t?
I’m sorry he betrayed you?
I’m sorry the Moon Goddess apparently has a twisted sense of humour?
None of it was enough.
“He doesn’t want me, does he?”
Heidi’s whisper dragged me from my thoughts.
“What are you talking ab
