Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Rhys's POV

Almost a year ago, I'd gone grocery shopping with Clara.

It was one of her tiny favorite things to do—wandering through aisles, comparing prices on cereal boxes, getting excited over vegetables like they were treasure. I'd hated it. Hated how domestic it felt, how ordinary. But I went because it kept her happy. Kept her contained.

And as long as she stayed contained—not buyi