Chapter 16
TAVLOR BLINKED. HE turned his head, shooting his brows up so high they nearly disappeared behind his thick hair. “Your mother?”
I laughed. It amazed me how adorable he looked when he was confused about something. I knew it was because he wasn’t expecting half the things that came out of my mouth. Or my sisters, for that matter.
“Well, sort of,” I said. “Bella, the sneak, found Mother’s hidden stash of books when she was unwell. Mother was always reading and studying and learning, like Bella, even though she was trapped here with us.” I took a breath as he waited. “But she also had a set of books that she said weren’t for us to read. So, of course, Bella wanted to read them. The thought that someone could prevent her from reading books was unheard of, so she did the uncharact
