Ash...wasn't angry? Eden pulled her own blanket tighter. She wanted for a moment to grab the older girl and pull her into a hug. This was extremely out of character for Eden and she immediately fought that particular desire away.

Eden cracked a smile, placed both palms on the table, and looked into Ash's eyes. "This is going to sound mad."

It'd sounded mad to Eden and Elijah, but the timing couldn't have been more convenient. At first she'd worried her mum would try to put a stop to it - but upon Tracy's release it had been obvious her mum basically considered her grown, now. The woman had cried over missing so much of Eden's life, but after that they hadn't known what to do with one another. Eden wasn't what her mother expected.

"I was at this lady's house in Manhattan."