CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE
All night I turn and toss on the couch, trying not to fall sleep, lest Roman slipped out of the house unnoticed. I tried not to think of the worst that could happen and instead focused my thoughts on the boy I was irrevocably in love with. In this unpredictable world, he was the only stable thing in my life. Despite all the doubts I had, he stood by my side.
“So you are going to keep an eye on me all night?” I sat up on the couch, facing the taller boy. He was dressed in a red sleeping robe, his eyes holding a mischievous twinkle in them.
“Only until I figure out what you are up to,” I replied, pulling the duvet around me. It was pretty chilly even in the house.
“I mean, apart from wanting to kill our excuse of a father, of course I do want to eliminate the
