Sadie’s POV
"It's the only answer I can give you right now." He replied calmly.
I turned to face him fully. The sunset was behind him, silhouetting his frame, and I couldn't read his expression in the shadow. But I could feel him – that low, electric hum that I'd been associating with his presence since the night at the gas station, stronger now than it had ever been, pulsing in the space between us like a heartbeat.
"Tell me something," I said.
"What?"
"In that office, when you showed me your arm – you said you could hear my heartbeat. You said you could smell the coffee I'd had. You said you could hear the ventilation system at a frequency below normal perception."
"Yes."
"Can you hear Lily's heartbeat?"
He was quiet for a beat too long.
"Yes."
"From how far?"
"From here." H
