The thought made me feel sick to my stomach.

I looked at Gabby, tears still staining her cheeks. I couldn’t stop thinking about how close she and Ryan had become recently, the way she looked at him—like he meant the world to her. A fire ignited inside me, burning away every ounce of reason.

Up until now, I’d been so overwhelmed by the pain of losing her—and the relief of finding her—that I hadn’t had the mental space to think about what had really gone ...