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"But now let's move on to why we came here. You see? There's a full moon tonight."
I look up at the sky where the pearly, shining moon is lighting our path through the darkness.
"What's that got to do with anything?" I ask her.
"The full moon is a good omen for us. It means our charm will work."
"A charm?" My eyebrows shoot up. "I haven't done anything like this in years. Not since I was a kid with Mathilda."
I remember an old box of mismatched keys my sister and I used to play with in our family home. Burying them around the garden and telling ourselves when we found them years later, they'd unlock a great fortune.
We never got to dig up those keys.
"There's a special way we can ensure our safety," Yvette says excitedly as she hands me a pin, but not before pricking her finger with it and watching a fat drop of blood drip out. "Do the same thing I just did."
As if in a trance I follow her words. The end of the pin pricks my skin and my own blood forces its way out of my hurting fingertip.
"Now we put our fingers together like this."
Yvette excitedly grabs my hand and pulls it towards her, pushing our hands together. Our blood mixes. I want to tell her I don't think this is a good idea. But there is a maniacal shine in her eyes I can deny. It's terrifying yet exciting, and somehow I believe her charms under the fool moon will protect us.
I'm a fool.
But it seems like Ivette will do anything to solidify this bond with me. When our palms break apart, her smile is wide and infectious. We begin giggling, laughing and clutching our tummies. The night feels magical.
"Now they'll never be able to find us," Yvette tells me. "Because we made a pact and now we're sisters. Our magic is going to protect us from them. I know you won't break our bond, Tallulah. I believe you. I know we're going to be friends for life."
I do feel a special connection to Yvette. But at the bottom of my stomach, something wakes up. A hunger only my guardian can sate.
From the moment I met Xavier, I knew he was special. I knew I belong to him in a way my parents couldn't explain to me. And even years later when I found out the truth, I knew I'd signed my soul over to him years ago.
It's hard to think about what I would do faced with a choice between Yvette and Xavier. I don't know which one I would pick. I keep telling myself it's Yvette, because Xavier has nothing I want from him.
But I don't want anything from Yvette either. I just wish she could go back to her real life the way she wants to. Without the abusive asshole that keeps controlling her and trying to manipulate her life decisions.
"Sisters for life, right?" Ivette asks me, winking.
I shake her palm, my hand still bloodied from where we cut our skin, forming a new sisterhood.
Maybe we will be able to protect each other. Or maybe this is all just a fever dream.
A short reprieve of freedom which will end soon... When Xavier undoubtedly finds me, and drags me back to his lair. And then there will be nothing I can do for poor Ivette.
But maybe we were both doomed from the beginning, when we met our husbands.
Chapter 7
XAVIER
Iwakefromanothernightmare, panting, sweating and my heart threatening to beat straight out of my chest. It was another dream about her. The girl who haunts my dreams now. Invading my thoughts even more when she did when she was with me.
Antonio was in this dream and so was my brother. I'm plagued by memories of both innocent men whose lives were ruined because of me. No wonder people want revenge on me. I'm a fuckingmonster.
I get up from the bed and walk into the bathroom, where the cold spray of the shower finally wakes me up. In seconds, I'm ready for my day. Ignoring the pull of my sadistic side wanting to hurt somebody, I go about my day as I always do.
I do my best to avoid thoughts of Tallulah that keep pressing into my mind with urgency I can't resist. Finally, when I've had enough of it, I angrily shove the papers off my desk, get up, and pace the room while the dogs watch me cautiously.
I'm just a small consolation to them. But I know how much they miss Tallulah. We all do. Our lives have changed forever, and only bringing her back will fix that.
