My mouth opens, but I close it, feeling like I swallowed sandpaper. Everyone’s attention is on me, but Huckslee’s dark eyes are the only ones I see, boring down into mine with such force that I find myself moving closer. This answer should be easy. I’ve thought about it constantly over the last four years, a subject I’ve broached with Doctor Hart numerous times. Being out of small-town Utah and free from my father’s bullshit helped. But I’ve never...put it into words before. Like, out loud. Given my feelings a name. “Answer the question, Taylor,” Huckslee snaps, causing Salem to glare at him
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