Jasper froze solid.
The arm wrapped around me tightened suddenly, his face flooded with disbelief. "Iris... what did you just say?" he asked.
I did not answer. I just stared blankly back at him.
The throbbing ache at the back of my head still would not fade, but my memories had already turned into a jumbled mess, until nothing was left but empty blankness.
All the fights, all the love and hate, all the messy, tangled past—it was all gone.
I could not remember a single thing.
"Get the doctor. Call an ambulance!" Jasper roared, his voice shaking with panic he could not even bother to hide.
He pulled me tighter against his chest, and I could feel his whole body trembling against mine.
Clara stood off to the side, tear tracks still streaking her face, and she froze just as solid as he
