Chapter 25. Extra Strength

Silas POV

She didn't tell me what she remembered in Asher's office.

I knew she'd remembered something. I'd been sitting outside the exam room with my back against the wall, and I'd heard her heart go from steady to sprinting in a single beat, like someone had fired a gun beside her. When she came out, her face was white and her hands were in her sleeves.

I didn't ask. I walked her home. I sat on her front steps until her light went off at two.

And I lay awake for the rest of the night, thinking about cold fingers on a girl's throat.

On Saturday, Dom found me at the gym.

"Tessa's mom called again," he said, dropping onto the bench beside me. "Third time this week. She calls Tessa every night now, after she's talked to Wren. Wants to know if Wren seems all right. If she's eating. If she's sleeping." He wiped his face with a towel. "Ever since your dad's call,