Nyxa~
By the time we got back into the car, the smell of smoke was still sitting at the back of my throat and I was on the verge of losing my mind.
No one spoke immediately.
Leone didn’t rush me and for once, I didn’t rush him either. The driver pulled out without needing direction, and I leaned back slightly, staring ahead while my mind replayed that call over and over again.
“Lilith will be with you soon.”
That wasn’t a threat. Not exactly.
It was a message and I hated not knowing what the f**k it actually meant or who was sending it.
“Ha! I'm barely getting my s**t together and I'm still getting hit on all sides.” I muttered to myself.
“They’re controlling the pace,” Leone said after a while.
I turned slightly toward him.
“No,” I replied. “They think they are.”
His gaze shi
