White smoke curled around his fingertips, his voice low, "Even if it's something I don't want, it's still mine. No one else has the right to it."
His phone vibrated.
Julian answered, his expression softening slightly as he listened to the old man's questions on the other end. "...Yes, nothing serious, don't worry."
After a brief exchange, he said helplessly, "Alright, I'll come back now."
Looking ahead, Julian instructed, "Take me back to the old house, then come back and pick her up."
After dropping him off, Jerry came to pick up Vanessa.
He noticed blood on Vanessa's finger and offered her a wet wipe. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." She wiped away the blood, speaking softly. "...Did Frost say when he'll let Perry out?"
Having followed Julian for so long, and being his special assi
