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“Ready?” Cedra asked me minutes later, and all I could do was nod.
Because I knew if I spoke, I’d scream.
Scream that Cedra wouldn’t hesitate to touch someone like Dione but had kept me at arm’s length over the past few days.
The ride home was quiet. Cedra didn’t speak, and I simmered in silence.
I plastered myself against the side of the solar cart so we wouldn’t touch even when the cart jostled along the back roads to the house. Cedra glanced at me once but looked away just as quickly. I wondered if she was picking up my train of thought—did I really care at this point?
I didn’t need a mirror to know my pinched face wasn’t the least bit inviting.
By the time we pulled up to the backyard, I felt drained. My head was pounding and my skin felt like it was on fire. All I wanted to do was curl up on my little makeshift bed and fall asleep.
