As soon as the door closed shut, awkwardness stretched beyond measure in the room.
The festival had ended by midnight. They had dinner and few rounds of drinks with dancing by the fireplace. And by midnight, Scarlett pulled Aura by the side, saying to the entire pack that she wanted to retire early to Trey's discontentment.
Aura had no choice but to show Scarlett where she was living. It was on the second floor of a bakery just down the street. An old lady greeted them when they entered.
"Aura?" the lady said, "Is that you?" She was sitting on the rocking chair, her face turned to the direction of the door but not to them. Her eyes were completely closed. Unlike Aldos, who could still navigate around him, she was entirely blind.
"Yes, nana," Aura said. She inched closer to the old
