JESSICA'S POV
The suppressants helped. That awful, empty ache that had taken over my body yesterday was now just a dull hum under my skin. Still there, reminding me constantly, but not controlling me anymore. I was so relieved. I'd seen the look in Julian's eyes. Felt my own body begging for his touch. It had terrified me. If Mrs. Gable hadn't shown up with those little white pills... I didn't want to think about what would've happened.
I stayed in my room all day. The house was quiet. Too quiet. I didn't see any of them—Sebastian, Cassian, Dominic, Julian. Not once. But I could feel them through the bond. A low tension humming under everything, like a storm about to break. They were avoiding me. After what happened, I couldn't really blame them. Maybe it was better this way. A little sp
