ELODIE'S POV~
Liora seemed to relax a bit after I reassured her, but she wasn't quite done yet. "Where are you right now? When Dad gets home, we can come visit you tomorrow."
My stomach twisted.
Her dad… Dante. He was the last person I ever wanted showing up at my door right now.
"No need," I said quickly. Maybe too quickly. "I can take care of myself. You just focus on your schoolwork, okay?"
"Okay..." She sounded uncertain but didn't push.
We talked for a few more minutes, just about her day, about what she'd had for dinner, normal things that felt almost painfully normal and then we hung up.
I set my phone down and stared at the ceiling.
Liora thought Dante would come check on me. Thought he'd care enough to visit.
She had no idea.
No idea that he'd been right there when I fel
