Until Forever Fades

ritted h

against him, exposing the truth that, Richard was just using him

ldn't want to stop chasing her. A rusted chain-link fence loomed ahea

voice startled her. But it worked. Her mother gripped the cold metal, hoisting hers

distant

r en

ankle on impact. Her mother landed beside her with a muffled curse. And then-they ran again. Through empty lots.

lickered up a

o was clutching her side, breathing heavily. "We'll rest for a few hours," Thalia whispered.

She couldn't thin

out the fact that her

d to her all these years

he tried connecting the dots. Because if she did, she'd f

l door. And walked strai

ewspaper. He was tall, broad-shouldered, with sh

him felt... off. Too aware. Too interes

p back. "Maybe we should-" letting Thalia decide, at least to make up for the li

man asked smoothly, set

urned to ice. On

fa

ther's

SIN

about them. There was another name. Someone she h

as hers. The truth wasn't just out. Someone was already looking for her. An

She was too exhausted, too wired from the adrenalin

't said much since the motel-not about Jake, not about the missing

stop, the streets were quiet. The air smelled like rain, thick and heavy. Her mothe

hood. The porch light flickered, and after a few knocks, the door creaked

ow where else to go." Emery didn't hesitate. She

room before Emery turned to her mother, voice sharp. "What the

er mother flinched, but Emery sighed, shaking he

know how to answer that. Instead, she just nodded. Emery gave her a look like

l off her shoes before exhaustion swallowed her whole. For the first t

mery and her mother. And one sentence sent ice through her veins. "You need to

d in Thalia's head, but her mother's reply was a hushed whisper-too low to hear. Thalia's pulse pounded. Who was looking for her? Yes she saw the name, but had she

und out, didn't he?" Emery sighed. "Her name was in the paper, Rosalind.

ed. "You should have

enc

ords that shattered everything. "Thalia'

t slammed aga

o

she was seven. Hadn't she told her that he died on his way back home?

st Richard who wanted to find her. Her real father had been looking for her, too