could almost hear the gears turning in his h

e. Stay here, with me, for the last thirty days. If you don't, I will drag this out. I'll make it

night, his face

Elara?" he sneered, his vo

s a blur of angry lines and shadows. A wave of dizziness washed

, the strength from the phone c

were diseased. Whi

hanges

y audible. "Give me this last month, and I

The angry refusal I saw forming on hi

rd tasting like poison. "Bu

orning, he was gone before I woke up. The em

my older brother, Caleb, lived. He was having a d

who had been dead for fifteen years, to come play catch. Caleb' s TBI, a cruel gift from a rodeo acci

afe presence from his fractured childhood memories. I leaned my head

nowing he wouldn't understand, but needing

tter in my womb. A kick. A se

y doorstep. She held one of Liam' s custom-tailored shirts in he