Leo's POV
I could tell losing Tim really broke his parents. Tabitha, who’s usually so put-together, looked like a shadow of herself. It hit me hard knowing there was nothing I could do to bring Tim back.
“We heard you weren’t well,” Michael started, his voice strained and hoarse.
“That’s why we decided to visit,” Tabitha added softly, her words almost drowning in the silence between us.
Guilt churned in my gut. I should’ve been the one visiting them after Tim’s death, offering my condolences and standing by them in their grief. But everything fell apart before I could—chaos took over, and Emma went missing.
Michael’s piercing green eyes locked onto mine. “Are you feeling better now?” he asked, his tone clipped, like he didn’t want to waste time on pleasantries.
“I’m fine,” I said qu
