Chapter 128

Rowan

"Did something happen to you?" Isaac asks, looking me up and down. "Get your hair cut or change your glasses?" He looks completely puzzled.

"No, why?" I laugh.

"You look different today."

"Different good, or different bad?"

He tilts his head to the side. "Different good. You look more alive than I've probably seen you look in years."

Part of me wants to tell him it's because of Cutter. All because of what we experienced together last night. Another part of me wants to keep it a secret. Like if I don't tell anyone, it can never go away. I have a real fear it'll go away. Nothing good in my life has stayed the same since I lost her.

"You haven't let yourself be happy in a long time, Ro. I think it's okay to allow yourself whatever it is you're doing."

Isaac knows. The way he quirks the side of his mouth is a giveaway. Not that I wouldn't eventually tell him. To be partners, you have to trust the person you ride with implicitly. And I trust him more than I've trust