Raine
“What happens now?” I ask as Benton walks me into my apartment. We drove home in silence, neither of us knowing what to say.
How is this possible?
Benton is my cousin?
As great as that is, I feel numb inside. My body, my heart, my mind.
“I need to speak to your grandfather.”
“He's dead, Rai. You know that.”
Of course, I knew that.
What the hell has gotten into my raddled brain today?
“Then what do I do, Ben?”
“I'll get in touch with Philip. I know he's in town because I met with him yesterday for coffee. He never once mentioned you. And I can't believe I didn't make the fuc.king connection between us yesterday when you mentioned Chance and Nevaeh. I will admit that for a moment, I wondered. But I pushed it away because it's not like other people can't have the same na
