Whatever It Takes

“Kess!” Juliette yelled, throwing open my bedroom door.

Immediately, I sat up alert, only the light of the moon streaming in from my window to illuminate the space. It was dim, but still enough for me to see her incredibly panicked expression.

“What’s wrong? What’s happened?” I asked, already pushing off my blankets.

But her words quickly made me pause, if only for a second.

“…It’s Ronan,” she