By the time they got back to Eastvale, the sky had deepened into night.

The car rolled to a stop, but Scarlett didn't move to get out. She stared at the dark blue stretch of sky beyond the window, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Jeremy. You should go. Don't come back."

Silence filled the car for a long moment.

Jeremy turned his face away. A sliver of light from outside carved his features into sharp relief, and his eyes found hers in the ...