Chapter 307

“Home sweet home,” Carmen mumbles and kicks off the blanket she was cradling to her stomach before jumping down to her feet and casting me a bank look. “You should eat right away… you haven’t, and you have more than you to keep fed.” It’s a stern telling-off delivered in her usual arrogant tone, but somehow, I’m getting used to her manner. I see the care behind the words, and my whole face softens at her scrutiny. The icy coldness, the blunt, often rude way she has of letting words fall out of her mouth. She’s a hard ass. No softness at all, and that’s what tells me that underneath that prickly shell, Carmen might actually be even softer than Meadow. She just doesn’t have anyone to give it to or trust enough to show it. It’s a way of shielding herself and acting like she cares about no one. People can’t hurt her if she doesn’t allow anyone to get close enough to try. Jasper would have been that chance to nurture the hints of love I see glimpses of in her, and now, I have no idea what t