Chapter 15

Since Phin was a groomsman in his brother’s wedding, he needed to be there a few days beforehand, so Emily told him that she’d take the train up to Seattle the morning of the wedding. Phin had balked at first, but after she’d agreed to let him pick her up at the train station, plans had settled into place.

“I talked to Violet, and she said you could hang out with her and the rest of the wedding party at her house,” said Phin as he pulled up at a charming bungalow house in north Seattle.

Emily’s heart pounded with nerves. She would be introduced to the entirety of Phin’s family. Would they like her? She couldn’t bear to think that they’d dislike her.

“I’ll take you inside and introduce you.” Phin took her hand and squeezed it. “They’ll love you, I promise.”

Phin opened the front door without knocking, calling out, “Violet? Thea?”

A woman with short blond hair and a septum ring came skipping down the stairs. “Phin! Finally!” The woman hugged Phin hard before turning to Emily. “You m