Lyra’s POV
I felt tingles in my back and butterflies in my stomach as I watched River’s car go out of my parents’ driveway. Gosh! He was going to be my death.
His eyes were my weakness but his voice was a more lethal weapon against me. I was sure I was soaked through with the way he spoke in my ears. I closed my eyes and wrapped my hands around myself as I rubbed my shoulder through my jacket.
‘I guess you were thinking of River as your brother, right?’ Mum said beside me, and I jumped in fright.
‘Mum?’
‘What? Did I scare you?’ Mum asked with sarcasm dripping from her words.
‘Why did you sneak up on me like that?’ I asked frowning.
‘Did I?’ Mum asked raising a brow.
‘Yes, you did,’ I said confidently.
‘Really? I believe that even if a train was moving your way at the moment you
