“Where were you?” demanded Meira, her voice rising in her worry, annoyance, and anger. Luke walked into the dining room sheepishly. “You should have been here an hour ago! I knew I shouldn’t have let you walk home!”
He just gave her a small smile, walking over to the empty seat beside her. He patted her back before taking his seat.
“Is that a new bruise?” Victoria Hayes interjected, watching his face carefully.
The news of what had happened to Sage and Luke had made its way around the Hayes family. Noah’s father had appeared in his room that morning before work, entering without knocking, to explain the situation. Noah could see the anger behind his father’s eyes. And it killed Noah that he could not have been there for his family.
“I didn’t see any of the Volbraghts,” Luke stated. “R
