Alissa's POV
I lay on the desk, holding the bank card Ethan had just given me, running my fingers over its surface. As I traced the numbers on the back, I still found it hard to believe.
Before today, the most money I'd ever held was a hundred-dollar bill.
But now, this small card in my hand holds thousands of dollars. The unreality of it unsettled me, a strange mix of excitement and fear crawling under my skin.
I slid the card between the pages of a book, then reconsidered and placed it in a drawer. A moment later, I still felt uneasy. Finally, I tucked it under my pillow.
"Your father said the password was my birthday, but I’ve given it to you now. Tomorrow, I’ll change it to yours," Ethan’s words echoed in my mind.
I tossed and turned in bed, my scalp prickling as if invisible eye
