Lina's POV
"Oh my God." She threw her arms around me, grinning like a maniac.
"Lina, what did you *do* to him? He looked so lost and confused and—" She made a ridiculous pouty face. "—*adorable*."
I couldn't help but laugh. "Adorable?"
"I'm serious! I've never seen him like that." She pulled back, her expression sobering slightly. "Also, uh, Winter's outside. She wants to apologize."
I blinked. "Winter?"
"Yeah." Chloe sighed, her usual energy dimming. "Technically, she's my aunt. I should probably be nice to her. But God, I *hate* Wendy so much that it's hard to separate them."
I understood. Winter was caught in the middle of a war she'd never asked to be part of.
"Tell her I'm not angry," I said gently. "And tell her to stay out of her parents' mess. She should f
