Eve’s POV

Danny didn’t let go of me the entire walk back.

His little hand was wrapped so tightly around mine that my fingers tingled, but I didn’t dare shift even an inch. I kept him locked against my side with my free hand, holding him like the world would take him away from me the second I blinked.

Malik walked on my other side, close enough that our arms brushed with each step, close enough that I felt his eyes flick toward me every few seconds

I felt heavy on the inside, Astrid’s ...