Chapter 18
All her life Annie had been strictly warned about getting addicted to their other world, but she’d never really felt that it could be that big a problem. Not until her mother stopped listening to her own advice. Annie couldn’t stop herself from constantly monitoring her mother’s feelings, sensing how her heart hungered for simplicity and comfort. How she mourned the companionship she’d lost when she and her Guardian had risked it all … and lost.
Four whole days had passed after Annie’s disastrous birthday and her mum hadn’t said another word about Harry and Sarah, or about anything at all, really. This heavy grief terrified her. If this was her mother’s reaction to the discovery of Harry’s Guardian, then how would Annie ever be able to introduce her to Lucas? Still, she would
