Jake’s POV
But I didn’t go far.
I waited, hidden behind the stone archway that bordered the greenhouse.
A few minutes passed.
Then I saw her reach into her jacket and unfold the letter.
She read it slowly, her hands shaking.
And even from where I stood, I could see the tension in her spine.
The fear.
I didn’t see what it said.
But I knew now, without question, that someone was watching her.
And whatever they were sending?
It wasn’t harmless.
The bond screamed it louder than any words ever could.
I didn’t sleep that night.
Not because of nightmares.
Because of silence.
Brielle hadn’t come to me, not even after I caught her reading that letter,whatever it said, it rattled her. And while part of me wanted to push, to shake the truth from her lips, the rest of me knew it wouldn
