Darwis' POV

Tonight, I found myself awake alone in the living room again. I looked at the clock on the wall which showed three in the morning, and once again, Kayra had not come home. This was the umpteenth time she had disappeared without saying anything, and I was starting to feel annoyed. My mind was filled with various speculations about what she was doing out there. What activities made her keep leaving and only returning when the sun was almost up?

I tried to be patient, holding myself back from confronting her right away. But the longer it went on, the harder it was to control my impatience. The...