The knock at the door was light, almost polite. I barely had the energy to lift my head, my mind still spinning from everything that had happened… and then the door swung open.
Maya stepped in, her arms holding something carefully. “You forgot this phone in the car,” she said softly, as she turned to give it to Jaxon. “I just thought I’d bring it for…”
Her words died on her lips when she saw all of us…
Immediately, she froze. And in that instant, the room seemed to shrink. I could feel the air thicken, heavy with tension. Jaxon’s bruised hands rested on his hips, his knuckles still raw. Silas stood stiff, a guilty, almost panicked look plastered across his face. Morgan was in the corner, her expression a mixture of confusion and defiance. And there I was, my tears barely dried, my chest
