Hope
I close the door behind me and lean against it, letting out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding. It feels good to be home despite it all. Tessa heads up to her room with BEn and Papa makes a beeline for the kitchen.
Kieth stands next to me, his keen eyes looking through me for information into my thoughts.
I peel off my jacket and drop it over the back of a chair. I keep walking, heart heavy, thoughts louder than the quiet. I can feel Keith's support as he follows me, the presence of his strength.
Two days. That’s all it’s been. Just two days since Camille stood in front of the council chamber with his chin high and his voice sharp, declaring Lilith exiled from the royal city. Banished. Sent back to the Nightshade pack like a dog chased back to her kennel.
I can still hea
