Seraphina

In the midst of my shock, I expected Thorn to begin to throw tantrums, but he didn’t, which surprised me, because the Thorn Crowe that I had come to know would have begun to act wild and stubborn right away.

“Don’t worry about it, Seraphina,” Thorn said to me, trying to make me calm.

It was ironical, as well as surprising, that Thorn was the one trying to calm me down.

“I just don’t think it is right,” I said to Thorn without yelling. “This is your dad’s company, and ...