|ADELINE’S POV| The day I spent helping Rowan clean up Damien’s disgusting house- my old home- left me wanting more distance from damien. And rowan. That man made me think of dirty things every moment he was around. He was handsy, secretly and I kind of liked it. The heated looks, the way he stayed close to me. Pretending to accidentally bump into me. He made the unease I felt about ava fade away. But today yevgeny is hosting his elders, and I promised to cook because I wanted a chance to check on Amanda’s grandmother. There hasn’t been another arson case, the last two were still the talk of the town. The doorbell rang just as I got the final ingredient out of the fridge. “Who is it?” I yelled, jogging towards the door to check. There was no one in sight. I felt my heart beat with tre