Chapter 26

• Adeline's POV
• My heart sank when I saw a picture that I knew looked very familiar. I sighed, "What does this have to do with me?" I asked, as if I knew nothing about the situation. "Stop acting like you don't know what I'm talking about! Adeline…" Ethan covered his mouth as he walked around the kitchen. I saw him take a deep breath before he said something that might make me betray myself.
• "Adeline… I saw a message from a guy named Alex talking about Lucy and I didn't want to think about it, but I saw this magazine and put two and two together. Adeline?" He walked over to me and put my face in his hands: "Tell me, you are a journalist, are you using this as revenge for what Lucy did to you?" The room was quiet. I looked into his eyes, worried about what he would say if he knew I was responsible. What would he do if I lied to him? But wouldn't he want to know? Ethan pulled his hand away and took a step back, giving me a chance to react. "You didn't answer my question. Did you get revenge on Lucy?" My lips parted, unable to speak, Ethan placed a comforting hand on my shoulder,