Chapter 78

Marceline watched the streets blur past the window, her heart splitting in two. She shut her eyes. If she couldn't see it, maybe she could stop feeling it. She ached to know what had been going through Curtis' mind when he brought Jenna to Larklin Street. Maybe men just couldn't stomach the parts of their past when they were barely scraping by. To them, it was nothing more than dirty laundry. Back then, Curtis was probably just relieved to have finally clawed his way out of it all. … Curtis shook Marceline gently. "You were out cold. Your health might be a mess, but you still sleep like a rock," he said. She rubbed her eyes, only then realizing she had actually fallen asleep. They were already at Cloudcrest Bay. "I'm going to Serenestone," she said. The flicker of amusement in Curtis's eyes vanished the moment the words left her mouth. "Don't start with me, Marceline." She kept her eyes closed, refusing to even look at him. The moment she stepped out of the car, she would be