The soft click of door closing echoed faintly as Roland stepped out of Lauren's room.
He leaned back on the wall in the hallway, his heart aching.
He'd just told Lauren everything that he'd been through during the twelve years he went missing. He didn't go into much details but still he made her understand who those people after her were.
Lauren now knew the truth, and in a moment their father would too. And if anything, it hurt deeply that he was pulling them into this life, this darkness he’s been trying to escape for a long time now.
Roland’s eyes burned, the memory of the look in Lauren’s eyes before walking out of her room boring a hole into his senses.
He sucked in a faint breath, leaning into the silence in the hallway when his phone rang out.
He tucked the phone out from his
