Caleb’s P.O.V

Aurora didn’t react how I thought she would. She didn’t scream, she didn’t break down. She just sat there, her hands clasped together in her lap, staring at the floor for a long moment. Then, finally, she looked up at me with a faint, almost knowing smile. It wasn’t the kind of smile that reached her eyes—it was more like she’d just connected the last piece of a puzzle.

"I see," she said softly, like she was talking to herself more than ...