We had until nightfall and a sister we suddenly weren't sure of, and I want to say we handled it with grace. But this is an honest account, so: we handled it the way frightened people handle the people they love. Badly. Fast. With apologies owed in every direction before we'd even finished the sentences that earned them.

Empire of Ashes is a serialized dark mafia romance audiobook, written by Mia. New episodes daily.