**Riley**
The car ride home was completely silent. Kai gripped the steering wheel tight, his knuckles white. I sat in the passenger seat, my clothes still messed up from the backseat. My body felt sore and used, but my mind would not stop spinning. Neither of us said a word. The only sound was the low hum of the engine and the occasional click of the turn signal. I stared out the window at the passing streetlights until we pulled into the mansion driveway.
Kai killed the engine. We sat there for a minute in the dark. Then he got out without looking at me. I followed him inside the quiet house. My legs still felt shaky. We went straight up the stairs and headed for the rooftop terrace like it was the only place safe from everything else.
The night air felt cool on my skin when we stepped
