Chapter 24

• ROSE'S POV
• The next morning wasn’t much different from any other, except that I had the comfort of my own bed
• I hadn’t seen Kyle since the confrontation in the infirmary, and part of me was thankful. It’s easier this way—at least for now. The more distance between us, the smoother things will be. Maybe we just needed time apart. If he stayed on his side of the house, and I stayed on mine, everything would fall back into place. No complications, no hurt.