TARA

I made sure the doors were properly locked before interlocking my hand with that of Nadia’s. We were taking an evening stroll because I needed to get out of my head, and I hoped that being outside would give Nadia something else to transfer her energy to instead of pestering me on when Aidan was going to be back.

Not a moment had passed that I didn’t think about Aidan’s words when he came by the store, no matter how little they were.

Was there a chance that this wasn’t the end?

Was there more to the story than…

No!

I was getting out of the house so that...