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“Skye, I’m sor?—”
“Don’t,” she snaps. “Don’t pretend you’re sorry because you’re not.”
“Yeah, I am,” I insist. “I shouldn’t have pushed like I did.”
She lifts her gaze and stares at me for a long moment. When she finally opens her mouth, I’m as surprised as I’ve been all day.
“Can we start over?” she asks.
“Yes,” I breathe. “Please.”
“I didn’t steal any money.”
“I believe you.”
“You do?”
I nod and grab her hand to tug her toward the bed. She sits without hesitation and scoots on the mattress to lean against the headboard. I sit at the foot of the bed and face her.
“Violet was pretty compelling,” I admit.
For the first time in hours, Skye smiles. “Yeah, she was.”
“So, you really didn’t know about the dyscalculia?”
She shakes her head. “No. I really didn’t. I always just thought I was stupid when it comes to anything with numbers.”
I take a deep breath and run my fingers through my hair. “But Clint never thought you were stupid, did he?”
Tears spring to her eyes, but she blinks them back. “Never. He always believed in me.”
“What happened to him?”
“Car accident.”
“I’m sorry, Skye.”
She shrugs. “It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not. He was obviously someone very important to you.”
“He was my best friend.”
“Which made him your family.”
“Yeah.”
“I get it,” I say. “I’m only related to Grim, but the rest of Saints Purgatory… they’re my family, too.”
“You and Grim are related?”
“Cousins.”
“Did you two start the club together?”
I throw my head back and laugh. “Not even close.”
“That’s funny?”
