Chapter 23

• I had no intention of playing nursemaid to that child.
• Last night was enough to make me realize how dangerous that road was. If I kept throwing myself into the role of caretaker, letting his screams, his tears, and his tiny clumsy hands tangle themselves around my neck, it would only be a matter of time before he started hating me. Just like he hated Serena. And once that happened, I’d be the villain in both their stories — Caleb’s and Lucas’s.
• I couldn’t let that happen.