SHADE
Avery finished her breakfast looking like a cat in the sun. Content, warm and smiling, and it did something weird to my heart. Her eyes, bright and far too observant, scanned the three of us with a knowing tilt of her head.
“You guys keep mind-linking,” she said, sipping her juice. “What is it about this time?”
We froze like pups caught sneaking food off the table.
Her gaze narrowed. “Kylen?” she asked, voice sharp, fingers curling tighter around the glass. "It's okay. You guys don't have to worry about me. Despite what Kylen thinks, I am strong enough to withstand him and his devious ploys. If he comes for me..." She trailed off, gritting her teeth. "When he comes for me, he will realize that it was a bad idea to... when he chose to poison me."
Thier was the first to move, walk
