Jem Pov
The last thing I remembered was how angry I was. Staring at Aislyn and Danny talking, seeing them together, her laughing...at him. Why was this bothering me so much? Why did this matter to me? She was just a silly little girl. Well, she wasn’t. She grew up in the last few months, ever since we’ve kidnapped her. Ever since Fred’s death. She’s grown remarkably into a woman, a strong fierce brave woman, and she was destined for...Jaxx.
“Mommy, where’s daddy?” I asked my mommy absently, looking up from my picture. It was my best one, I’d have to say. I drew a squiggle on the side of green for a tree, and a blob of blue for my mommy. There was a blob of red for me, and we were holding hands. Standing next to me was a black blob, all alone, with no one to hold hands with
