Chapter 101: My Family

Calla’s POV

My family.

The words hit me square in the chest. I knew Vaughn had only said it to make Zara leave us alone and he didn’t really see me that way, but hearing him lump me and Cleo together like we were a unit, like we belonged to him and he belonged to us, made something warm and stupidly hopeful unfurl behind my ribs.

I hated how much I liked hearing him say it out loud.

Family.

It was