“We are family, Leahndra.” Keanu’s voice pulled me back to the present. “Is just calling you Leah okay?"
“Yes,” I said automatically. “Leah is fine—"
“We can stay here, where it’s safe.” He gestured around the golden sanctuary, his amber eyes bright with hope. “No one can find us. No one can hurt us.”
I looked around the space, at the hanging crystals and warm carpet, at the protection that had kept him hidden and alive all these years. It would be so easy to say yes. To hide here and pretend the outside world didn’t exist. To never have to face the truth about Darien or what he might have been planning.
But even as the thought formed, I knew I couldn’t do it.
“We can’t just stay locked up here,” I said gently. “It might be safe, but what kind of life is that? There is an entire world
