Howard.
The past five days had stretched on like an eternity, each moment marked by the absence of Nora's presence. After that intimate night we had shared, the tension between us had grown thicker, as if the unsaid words between us had formed an invisible wall. Today, we had returned victorious from our hunting, the thrill of the hunt doing little to quell the restlessness that churned within me.
Collapsed on Alex's bed, I shut my eyes, my fatigue echoing the tangled emotions that gnawed at me. "Tell me again why you're avoiding your own house?" Alex's voice broke the silence, punctuating my thoughts. I sighed, my weariness seeping into my response. "Because my father took away my private hut and I don't wanna see Nora."
As much as I tried to convince myself that avoidance was the righ
