CHAPTER 52
Rose’s POV
He flinched when I said the name. His expression went small and hard in the same breath. “Rose,” he said, but it was not a plea. It was a warning.
I let the mocking edge curl in my voice. “You forget why I agreed to this farce in the first place. I agreed because I needed shelter, and I needed to find my sister. If you cannot take a step back and trust me just enough to stand beside me in this, then perhaps we should stop pretending.” The words spilled from me quick and hard, and I saw the effect immediately.
He looked hurt in that private way he never showed to anyone else.
He didn't argue. “I am your best bet at finding your sister, Rose. If you leave,” he said, standing so close to me, “finding her becomes a pipe dream.”
The bluntness of it landed like a ston
