Selene didn’t seem to have any idea that there was something wrong. She thought that they were only coming back so that she would be more comfortable and it was jarring for her to open the door and find the others were clearly in distress. She noticed immediately that Francesca was missing and clutched her son a little tighter to her chest. “What did she do?” Jonas felt his chest tighten as Selene’s words hit him. She had every right to feel that way about Francesca, but it was painful to realize that Francesca was not oversensitive and that she had ended up feeling like she wouldn’t be welcome no matter where she went. He felt crushed and he couldn’t hide the pained breath he drew as he thought about how she had been so convinced that he wouldn’t want her anymore that she didn’t fe

