Aleks A few hours ago... The overwhelming feeling of jealousy surged through me as I watched Isaac drive away with Everleigh. I knew that I should have been the one to protect her from danger, and my heart ached at the thought. I scolded myself for this selfishness; all that mattered was that Everleigh was safe now, along with her son. Her and Issac's son. A wave of unshakable unease washed over me as I replayed the events of the week in my mind - how I had kept my distance from her, trying to make sense of and cope with this new reality of her mothering Isaac's child. A deep resentment swelled up inside me until it became an overpowering force, consuming every part of me. But that didn't mean she was his now. And then this whole thing with Nightshade Syndicate happened. The Nightsha

