Chapter 236 - Jessa

Arkady hung up the phone. Gave me a sad smile and put it on the seat beside me. "They're trying to be safe, Jessa. They're not abandoning your sister."

I wiped my eyes, kept my head on Talia's shoulder. Feeling like a nauseous idiot wasn't helping the tears clog up. "I know. It just feels like it's been forever. And she's right there." More damn tears built behind my eyes, burned in my throat. "I've been searching for her for so long."

Arkady sat back in his chair. He didn't say or do anything but watch me. His light brown eyes steady. "She won't be the same girl."

The place in my heart that held my sister twisted. "I know."

Arkady nodded.

Tali slid over a little, pulled my head into her lap. "But she's got you. And the rest of us. We'll give her the best shot at recovery that she'll get." She ran her fingers through my hair.

I nodded. Love spilled through me like hot lava. I hadn't known I was missing a big messy family until Willow crashed into Ryker's life. But I would