Penelope's POV

Timothy drives me back to Bloodfang territory the next morning. The drive takes two hours, and we spend most of it in comfortable silence.

It's different now. Less charged than before, but also less painful. We're finding a new normal.

"Text me when you get to the arena," Timothy says as we pull up to my apartment building.

"I will," I promise. "And I'll check in tonight before bed."

He helps me carry my bags up to my apartment. Timothy looks around like he's memorizing every ...