After what happened last night, I have decided that I want to just stay in my parents’ house for the meantime. The thing with Zenon Leviste…infuriates me, but I would just like to be away from Alvarez for the time being.
The man did not seem to have any complaints about my decision, so he did not interfere when I was on my way out anymore. Vin came to help me and protect me, so Alvarez had no other choice but to watch me leave.
“Diaz,” he called when I was already in the doorway.
I stopped walking, but I did not respond to his call. Heck, I didn’t even look back because I knew he would be over the moon if he saw me hesitating.
“You’ll come back, right?” he asked, his tone filled with hope.
Ah.
“I have to.”
I heard him sigh, but I didn’t want to stay longer. I figured he wanted to sa
