Ryland POV
All I want to do is touch her; we nearly lost her because I said she could go. However, I’m not entirely at fault, but still, I said she could go without us, disobeying Orion and Thaddeus.
Evelyn is to remain with someone until we change her, or until she agrees to be changed. Thaddeus is holding back, which I am grateful for; he wants to beat me senseless but doesn’t because he doesn’t want to scare her.
I would have preferred the beating; at least I would be able to touch her, hold her. This is worse because she is right in front of me yet so far out of reach.
Evelyn keeps stealing glances at me, her guilt hits me hard. She is in shock, that much I can tell; she doesn’t utter a word the entire trip. Thaddeus drags her into the kitchen, plopping her down in the chair and
