Avery's POV
The living room was shrouded in darkness; no lights were on. Only the occasional flash of lightning from outside faintly illuminated the space.
I was fuming. My son blamed Max and me for letting Alissa leave the house, and I couldn’t stomach it. As usual, I decided to confront Alissa, intending to threaten her into never leaving without permission again.
When I reached her door, a dark stain seeping from beneath the crack caught my eye. My heart skipped a beat.
Where did this filthy little brat go?
Unease settled deep in my chest. I stumbled down the hallway, almost crawling toward my son’s room. Just a few meters away, strange noises seeped through the slightly ajar door.
With trembling hands, I nudged the door open a few inches, and what I saw struck me like a bolt of l
