Chapter 37

The days seemed to pass in a blur after I found out about Ethan‘s secret plan. And as much as I wanted to lay here day after day and cry my eyes out— I couldn’t. Vicky and I had talked things over since I told her what I knew. She told me she wouldn’t say anything to Talon, but I had a feeling she did, because Talon stopped coming to check on me, and when I did pass him, he wouldn’t look me in the eye anymore. “Rosalie?” Georgia’s voice intoned softly as she walked into my apartment. Forcing a smile on my face, I turned to her. “Hey. What’s going on?” “I was coming to see if you wanted to go down for lunch. I’m meeting Vicky.” I knew very well that Ethan didn’t want me to leave my room, and as much as I didn’t want to disobey him… I didn’t care at that moment. “That sounds wonderful,” I replied, faking cheerfulness and following her out of the apartment, shutting the door behind me. If I was going to die, then I was going to do it on my own terms, and live the rest of my life the way I