Page 86 of Love Bites

“It’s huge,” I murmured, hearing how stupid it sounded the second the words left my mouth.

“You’ll learn your way around soon enough,” Eve said with a perfunctory smile.

The cart followed the driveway around and stopped at last by the open porch.

“Thank you, Silas,” Eve said, hopping down briskly with my battered suitcase like Katherine Hepburn in one of the black and white movies I used to watch when I visited my grandparents.

I followed her down, far less gracefully, stumbling after her on shaky legs.

“That ride really did a number on you,” she remarked.

“I can carry it,” I said, glancing at the suitcase.

She shrugged and handed it over. “This is your last chance to change your mind.”

The school loomed over me, casting us both in its shadow. But I wasn’t going to be cowed. This was where I was going to learn to help my brother.

“I’m ready,” I said gamely, and we headed up the wide front steps together.

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