Chapter 26

Leah and I finished up the day's work, but I couldn't concentrate on anything. My mind kept wandering to Sera lying in that hospital bed, to the similarities between her story and mine, to the way Tristan had dropped everything to be there for her.

When we finally closed up, Leah offered to drive me home as planned.

"Actually," I said, making a sudden decision, "could you drop me at the market? I want to get some things to make dinner."

She looked surprised but ...