Talon
Swallowing hard, I looked at Nevie with a frown. How could she think that there was nothing special about her?
I wished that I could show her the way that I saw her. She pushed her food around on her plate and I had the urge to scold her. I knew that’s not what she needed right now. Everything was strange and new. Uncertain, except for the fact that we were all connected. I didn’t want to like him, yet here he was reaching over to take Nevie’s hand in his. Winning me over as he stroked his thumb along the back of her hand.
“Nevie, you’re anything but boring.” His voice was warm and I could see the way she perked up just from his touch. I wanted to be jealous. I wanted to rage against this, but I couldn’t. Not when he looked at her like she was the most important person in the worl
