Zerina's point of view

"Oh." My voice came out small, almost too quiet to be heard. The relief came quietly— not with a sigh, not with a smile, but with the way my shoulders loosened, the way my trembling hands found calm on my lap. I was so glad she wasn't living with him. No matter how much I tried to hide it, I felt somewhat afraid of her. The reception she had given me the first time we met wasn't exactly warm. I shivered as I remembered the way she pushed me into the dark, cold ...