AXEL
I waited silently, watching Maxine closely. My mind was running in circles, trying to figure out what she was going to say next.
She hadn’t said much before we got to the house, but now it looked like she was ready.
I leaned forward slightly, curious and anxious. I wanted answers just as badly as Diana did.
When I first met Maxine, I never thought it would get to the point where I’d bring her here, to my house, to Diana.
But I had no other choice. That was her condition. She wanted to live with us. At first, I was confused.
Why would someone like her want to live here, with strangers? But after spending a little time with her, I realized she was lonely.
She didn’t say it, but I could feel it. She had no family. I found out during my research that she was an orphan, raised by
