ace contorted with a mixture of fear and what lo

e properly despite the medicat

monstrous lie. "EJ? Lily? That' s not true. You

years, years, safeguarding EJ from the slightes

ng into her skin like talons. His face was

ey wouldn' t lie about something lik

I swear,

out, tears streaming down his face. Lil

suddenly shrieked, pointing at Sarah. "Mak

in the air, monstr

Sarah' s horrified face. A flicker of som

e turned to one of his security personnel who ha

I have a sensitivity too!

comfortable but obedient, disappeared and retu

out a large glob of peanut b

," he c

than,

he spoon in

her tongue, her throat. The familiar metallic tas

ts bloomed on her neck and arms. Breat

dable, as she gasped for air, her e

er fear seemingly forgot

s!" EJ said, a crue

before darkness consumed her was Ethan' s cold,

nt filling her nostrils, the rhythmic beeping of a monitor bes

d a significant allergic rea

her eyes with a lace handkerchief. Ethan stood

my mistake with the peanuts. I was on my phone, distracted... I didn' t see what EJ pick

ng as he looked at Chloe. "It was an

her heart a cold, de

t in. They looked at her

ldn' t have blamed you. But... we don' t like it when you'

make us do chores. Aunt Chloe

se years of love, of sacrifice

nights, the scraped knees she' d kissed better, the b

for

her sides, her knuckles white.