Chapter 344

• He stared at her for a long moment before speaking. He knew Caleb worshipped the ground Annie walked on, would do anything for her. Lily had to be involved in something pretty big for Annie to be so certain that Caleb would be angry with her.
• If there was some way he could get the information he needed without causing any dissent between the couple, he would take it. But Annie was his only link to Lily now, and he needed to track his sister down and make sure she was okay. Her voice had been filled with panic when she'd yelled at him, and their father's news of her distress was worrying. He knew Lily needed to have someone she trusted unconditionally at her side. He wasn't about to leave her all alone and afraid.
• "Lila needs me, Annie. She thinks she's so tough and can handle anything but she isn't. She reached out to Dad yesterday, and told him she was a monster. Something has scared her so much that she talked to Dad even though she knew he would be furious with her."