Chloe hurried down the stairs, skipping two steps at a time, her heart pounding in her chest as if she were running from something. She wasn't. Not exactly.

The dining room was already lit. Liam was sitting at the head of the table, his arms crossed over his chest, not touching his food.

She stopped next to the first chair on her right and slumped down in it with her head bowed.

He didn't speak right away. He just watched her. From her wet hair to the yellow panda pajamas covered in tiny cartoo