Chapter 453

• Sierra did not sleep that night.
• She lay beside Aron, listening to his slow breathing, watching the ceiling as thoughts moved quietly through her mind. The house was silent, but her instincts were not. Something was shifting again. She had felt it the moment Natasha’s uncle arrived. The interest in Aron was not innocent, It never was. And Layla’s comment as she said their name, it was as if he knew them before even meeting them.
• At dawn, Sierra rose carefully so she would not wake Aron up. She dressed simply and stepped onto the balcony. The air was cool.