Chapter 412 She Really Left

• Zachary lifted his head and met her gaze. Today she wore a pale yellow long dress, her clean, straight hair tucked behind her ears. Muffin lay soft and obedient in her arms, big round eyes staring at him too.
• One grown-up, one little one—both way too well-behaved—crashed into his line of sight without warning, right when his skull felt like it was splitting and he wasn’t ready for any of it.
• Hazel stood by the door, watching him, not stepping in. “Old Mrs. Luellen asked me to wake you.”