Evaline:
When my friends arrived for the weekend, I took the first chance I got to pull Rowan aside.
We moved like conspirators. I checked the hallway outside twiceto make sure no one had followed us. My chest felt tight as a fist as I locked the door. The soft thunk of the latch sounded enormous.
For a moment, when I faced Rowan, the quiet was almost comical- the chatter and laughter muffled outside, while the two of us stood inthe privacy of my bedroom where truth felt dangerously close.
Rowan didn't wait for me to speak. His eyes, searching and honest, already carried the question I had been circularly rehearsing for days. "Is this about Elder Nicholas?" he asked.
His question answered one of mine - Kieran had told him about Elder Nicholas' case.
I nodded my head before I asked, "How much do you know so far?"
