Chapter 5

Just before we finally stepped out of the old apartment block, I couldn't help but notice Serena looking all hurt and wounded.

As we walked side by side out of the courtyard, Felix suddenly pulled me closer and draped his scarf around my neck.

I was caught off guard, and then he handed me two eggs.

"I boiled these before you woke up. From now on, I'll make them for you every morning," he said.

I didn't take them. I said, "You really don't have to do this."

He took a deep breath, sounding genuinely apologetic. "I know I put…