Chapter 77

• It wasn’t the first time her mind had entertained the thought. She’d been tiptoeing around the idea for days, not willing to let it take root. Because she knew that there was a very real possibility she would end up hurting and alone if it backfired.
• She was just getting ready to venture downstairs to find Cedric when there was a knock at her door. It was probably Juliet, coming to get her lunch tray.
• She swung the door open, but it was Cedric standing in the hallway.