#Chapter 49- Scent

Cora It had been weeks since Kingston’s distance resettled between us like an invisible wall. After he had helped Riley recover, he had pulled back, seeming to either respect my space as a newly engaged woman or hold a grudge against me for fleeing to Ethan. Of course, he was justified in either of those responses. I was engaged to his second in command, as far as he knew, after all. A stubborn part of me still ached for him, still yearned for the time we were already losing. But as much as it hurt, I knew it was time to move on. But how? How could I just... reset my life? "Daisy," I said one night, calling her for the first time in weeks. I had been tentatively trying to salvage our relationship, knowing that not only was she the sister that I was raised with, but that Riley would be devastated to sever his friendship with Billy. I would make it work, as always, for Riley. "I need your help,” I admitted to her. I could hear the smile in her voice even over the pho