Erik
“Where is your car, young man?” Minnie questioned as I pushed open the small gate and entered the yard. I glanced at her and sighed softly.
“Back at the cottage,” I informed her. Minnie’s eyes sparkled curiously, but I wasn’t about to discuss it with her. I ignored her completely as I headed for my room. Once inside, I took a deep breath.
“This is my home. Cidwood isn’t my home. Crey isn’t my home. You aren’t my home. Chasea is home, and Atticus and Alastair are my family. Do you understand what I’m saying to you? I’m not going to fall for whatever game you are playing, ok? I know you are lying to me. I know you are hiding something from me…I may have been gullible then, but I’m definitely not gullible now, do you understand?”
Naomi’s words played in my mind like a broken record,
