"Make it good, marriage test pilot," she joked. "Sisters," she added.
"Yes, sisters," I said.
I was willing to trade all of those I had for her, but she had no idea what that meant.
Someday soon, I thought, I will stop hoarding secrets. I live for that day.
We got into the limousine and were driven away. I gazed out the window as we went down the long driveway and saw Ava standing near a fountain on the front lawn. She was caught in the moonlight. Her skin looked like gold, her eyes like bloodred rubies.
No matter what she says, I thought, she is full of envy. She wishes in her heart that she were me, and that wish will haunt her for the rest of her very long life. That thought comforted me. I was ready to cuddle up in Liam's arms and forget what waited in the darkness ahead.
