Chapter 24

I hear them playing again, and I pretend to fall asleep because I know it's him and he's coming in.

“Amber? come on, beautiful, open your eyes, I know you're awake," he asks tiredly. Pff.

¿Amber?

“ I want to sleep, Adam. Can we please talk tomorrow?

“ What's wrong? Why are you like this? Did they do something to you? “ I shake my head.

“ I just have a headache, “ I lie

“ All right, rest “ he kisses my forehead.

“ You the same.

I hear the door close.

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POV Adam Howls

Knowing that my parents' murderer was living in the same house as me is hard to get over, but knowing that my little sister was living locked up like an animal in the same house as me is horrible; I