Lilith
After dropping off a very drunk Yvonne at her home, I head back to the safehouse. I was tempted to stay with Yvonne because the house feels too big and too quiet with Kael gone. But something pulls me back to the house, even though I know it is empty; it's like I hope he will come home early to be with me.
As soon as I step foot in the front door, my phone rings, and I cringe when I see Kael's face flash on the screen. There is only one reason he would be calling me this late, and that is because he knows what I have been up to.
I answer the phone without turning on my camera, and he doesn't like that. I avoid his questions, and he doesn't like that either. Eventually, I relent and turn on my camera, which is a mistake.
He goes deadly silent, and nerves bubble in my st
