TARA I made sure the doors were properly locked before interlocking my hand with that of Nadia's. We were taking an evening stroll because I needed to get out of my head, and I hoped that being outside would give Nadia something else to transfer her energy to instead of pestering me on when Aidan was going to be back. Not a moment had passed that I didn't think about Aidan's words when he came by the store, no matter how little they were. Was there a chance that this wasn't the end? Was there more to the story than… No! I was getting out of the house so that I could stop my mind from taking a downward spiral, not to give myself an avenue to think more, so I shook all lingering thoughts off my mind. "You ready?" I asked Nadia, and she nodded, tugging my arm to pull me

