Lisa’s POV

Macey and Arnold returned just like they had left.

‘What was I expecting?’

My heart plummeted so hard I almost gagged. If anything had changed, it was the look on their faces. It wasn’t particularly bored or anxious this time. It wasn’t playful either… It was focused. Serious even.

I braced myself, expecting pain. Interrogation Torture maybe.

But then they parted.

And there he was.

‘R…Ronan.’

My entire body gave out. The air in my lungs collapsed in on itself. He looked like himself, but exhausted. A look I had rarely seen on him. Hair tousled, shirt dusted with dirt, stubble crawling across his jaw. That was the...