Lilliana's POV-
At what point do you decide that life is just too messy? A single action made the course of my life one disaster after another, and to be honest it's just a mess. It's been two weeks since the ceremony but nothing has gotten better. I hardly every talk to anyone and at this point I'm not even sure I know how to use my voice. I've been simply mind-linking who I needed.
Carter put Ryker in as his locum tenens for now, and has been keeping his distance from me. I actually hadn't spoken a word to him since everything had happened that night. When I'm awake, he stays far away from our floor for the most part, but I know when I sleep he curls up at our bedroom door. I meant to talk to him when I woke up from Astraea's awakening but I've been hollow, almost lifeless, and I rea
