Owlet blog tour stop #90 read-along excerpt

Following is the continuing read-along excerpt for stop #90 on the Owlet blog tour. Enjoy!

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“Elena was very blunt with me so that I could understand emotions better, emotions like love and friendship instead of the emotions Caleb had taught me. She told me how many people were protecting Izzy and that you were constantly having to pretend to be a full family, moving from place to place to keep them safe, all the while making Roger seem like he had abandoned his family so that if she ever needed to be hidden, he was still in good with the right people. She said that Iris would have been dead if it weren’t for you and Nathaniel; that Nathaniel was always working towards keeping her safe with you.”

“Hmm...you know more than I thought, but definitely not as much as you could. How long has Iris known you were here? Since the first night? I know the hallway door didn’t open itself but there is no sign that you have been living there.”

“Roger had a small house on the other side of the island for Jarem to stay when he was here. Joseph and I took it over since he hasn’t been back.”

“On a breeze from afar she flew;
Forgetting her past and her stolen future;
Afraid and alone until she found home.
The Sparrow found the Fairy Wren,
Her soul mate...”

Both Diana and Falcon froze as they heard Iris singing ever so softly, her voice broken and raw.

“She is still asleep.”

“But she remembers. At least while she dreams.” Falcon sighed.