Chapter 151 By His Side

• Ava
• The sun was just beginning to dip below the horizon as we made our way back from the beach, our cheeks flushed and our hair still damp from the ocean water. Chris and Leonard were walking together at the front, and Ophelia and I lingered in the back, our arms looped around each other’s shoulders.
• As we approached the Packhouse, however, one of the guards at the front doors stepped forward, a folded parchment in his hand.