Chapter 147

Everly POV

Another Four weeks later. “Keep your eyes closed,” Valen said as I walked blindly with my hands out in front of me when I heard Macey and Zoe’s voices. 

“Is that Zoe and Macey?” I gasped, trying to lift Valen’s blindfold over my eyes. He slaps my hand away, and I reach out blindly before slapping someone.

 “Ouch! That you Everly?” Macey asks. Valen blindfolded me before we left and refused to tell me where he was taking me. 

“Oops, sorry,” I tell her. 

“Wait, are you blindfolded too?” I ask her.

“Yeah, and Tatum sucks with directions. I tripped over the gutter back there,” Macey growls.

” My bloody knee is killing,” she growls. “Kids slow down and away from the paint; it’s still wet!” Marcus screeches just as the sound of their voices reach my ears. A hand grips my arm. 

“Glad I’m not the only blind one around. I was becoming paranoid he walking me off a cliff,” Zoe says, and I know it, her hand on my arm. It slides down to grip my hand and gives me a squeeze just as my hand finds Macey’s.

“Those pricks conspired against us!” Macey hisses. Though with them here, I had a good idea of where I was, which was surprising. Valen said the Hotel wouldn’t be ready.

He had every excuse to keep us away from this place, from a gas leak to plumbing issues and electrical faults. “I swear if they have ruined our hotel?” Zoe hisses, and I chuckle, knowing there would be blood.

better idea,” Marcus mutters, and Valen laughs behind me. “Okay, can we take these off? We figured out

says. “Wall?” I ask, shuffling my feet, not wanting to trip. “Shouldn’t be an issue

and she growls. “Language, you brute! Or I will jam your

My feet hit something, and I know it’s the wall Valen

wall,” “Na, too much entertainment watching you all trying to lift ya legs high enough,” Marcus laughs. All three of them laugh

hips, placing me on the little

high yet, I wobbled, holding my balance, FRYCM? NL felt the girls

you’ll ruin the garden bed beneath you,” Valen says. I sigh impatiently, wanting

Marcus calls, and I rip mine off at the same time the girls do.

wasn’t what

fountain was gone that sat in the center of the driveway. In its place was a huge statue. Zoe

but instead of the banner she held in that photo, she held the sign for our

Retreat’ Beneath her was a statue of

bottom, on a pile of

knew they represented Taylor, Valarian, and Casey and our

my waist as she

all. Valarie would have loved it, and I knew she

had built something, something extraordinary. Something that made all our

snorts, choking on a sob, and I rub her back, looking at her when she points

putting it off for

shirts were included, and I read the tiny little detail on them. Instead of our

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