Exodus (The Ravenhood #2)

by Kate Stewart

He’s the devil you are never supposed to meet, dressed in Armani.

“After this, you want to watch a movie?” Dominic asks. “You can make that cheddar popcorn I love. We can crowd under that blanket that smells like . . . what’s that smell?” I choke on a fresh wave of fear. “Lavender,” I say as more tears stream down my cheeks. “Yeah. And I’ll let you watch a chick movie because all I really want to do is watch you watch it. Your face gets all dopey when you get love drunk.” “Must be some good shit if she’s whipped you, Dom,” Matteo snarks, his vacant eyes lifting to me. “We love rainy days, don’t we, baby?” Dominic’s voice drifts up as he takes a step toward Matteo.

We both know I was never going to make it to thirty, brother. Take care of her.

“I’ll find you again. I’ll find you in my dreams. We’ll have so many rainy days. I’ll find you—”

In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed— But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. —“A Dream,” Edgar Allen Poe

“If you leave, I’ll come after you. If you change your mind, I’ll change it back. I’ll fight so fucking hard for you every single day, so you never question if you made the right choice.”