Chapter 90. A Listening Ear

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 I could stop my mind from taking a downward spiral, not to give myself an avenue to think more, so I shook all lingering thoughts off my mind.

“You ready?” I asked Nadia, and she nodded, tugging my arm to pull me forward.

Movement from the pavement of the next building caught my eye, and I turned to see that it was Esme sitting on her balcony with a tray on her lap. She was