He finally pulls away and his eyes are inhabited by a kind of strange glow that worries me a little. This time, there is no artificial light that could explain it. Only she disappears before I can say anything. Thalion gives me a lost look.

“I have to go home, I explain in a trembling voice. My father is waiting for me.

He understands and wishes me good night. He waits until I close the door to get back in his sports car, and long after he's gone, I'm still leaning against the front door, staring into space.

I hear a baseball game commentator in the distance and I guess...