Chapter 138: The Light In The Woods

XENOIS

Silvia reached out and placed her hand on my cheek, a gesture that should have been comforting but somehow felt more like goodbye. My eyes narrowed at her at this. Was something going on?

I wanted to open my mouth to ask her more but she stopped me.

"I'm here now," she said simply. "I'll take Sophia home tonight. You should go."

"Go where?"

"To the woods. To find the truth about what happened to Riley." Her eyes met mine directly for the first time since she'd arrived, and I saw something odd that has never been there before. Almost like she...