Chapter 55

Evelyn's POV I was awakened by a barrage of text messages from Astrid. Groaning, I reached for my phone on the nightstand, squinting at the bright screen in the dim morning light. Opening my messages,I found a recording of Clara's Instagram Live.She sat there in a black lace nightgown—my old nightgown, the one I'd bought hoping to wear for Calvin when I was still Luna. My throat tightened at the sight of it on her. In the video, Clara was smiling sweetly, what looked like fresh marks on her neck. I let out a harsh laugh, remembering hearing her call Calvin's name before I hung up last night. Well, didn't take them long to get busy, did it? Clara's cheeks were pink as she smiled coyly at her viewers. "Yes,I stayed at his place,"she said with fluttering eyelashes."Someone was threatening me. He's keeping me safe." She paused, playing shy. "He's... been so good to me." Every word was carefully chosen to suggest more than it said. I knew that game,let people's imaginations run wild. Really