Chapter 7
Lyra's POV
I woke up to the feeling of emptiness. Like something was missing and confirmed it when Kevin said Jake had left.
He said it with a huge grin
“He could have woken me up,” I pouted as I settled beside him for dinner.
“He said it was an emergency. If he doesn't call you then he's just one lousy stepdad,” he said as his smile widened and he took a huge scoop of his dinner.
“Did you have something to do with…”
“No,” he chirped.
“...with it?” I finished my sentence, my suspicion growing even bigger.
“Of course not. Just eat your dinner and we can go to bed.”
“We?” I raised my eyebrow.
“Yeah, you can't sleep in bed alone, can you?” He teased and I stiffened. He remembered.
It started as a childhood fear whose cause I don't remember, but now, I really can't have
