That gives me pause. “Excuse me?” “Even if you had gone, what purpose would it have served? It wouldn’t have made Rose any less dead.” My mouth flops open and closes a few times. It’s not very graceful, but I’m literally speechless. “How can you be so… so heartless?” “Because that’s the only way to survive this world,” he snarls, though it doesn’t have his normal dose of venom. “That bleeding heart of yours isn’t going to beat for much longer if you let it break for every sob story you trip over.” I shake my head and shuffle my feet. There’s too much going on in my head to formulate a response. Misha is impossible to argue with. He lives in another world. Another universe. “Not avoiding me, my ass,” I hiss. “Look at this room. You’re sleeping in here!” He frowns at the abrupt subject

