CAULDER
I was lying on my bed with a wet washcloth over my face when I heard a soft knock on my door. I sat up and saw Harper slipping through my door, closing it quietly behind her. She quickly joined me on the bed, sitting with her feet tucked below her.
“I take it things didn’t go too well?” Harper asked.
I huffed in response. “What gave it away?”
“That look on your face for one.” Harper reached forward and poked my nose. The gesture brought a smile to my face. She always had a knack for making me smile when it felt like nothing could.
I grabbed her arms and pulled her into me as I lay back. My body relaxed with Harper pressed against me, and I took a moment to just breathe in her scent. “I don’t understand why my mother is being so irrational about all of this. She didn’t even giv
