Chapter 49: Family Reunion

LUMINA

The drive to Xenois's parents' penthouse felt a little less than a joyride and more like traveling to my own execution.

I sat in the passenger seat, watching the familiar streets of Silver Creek pass me by in a blur, while my stomach was filled with a mixture of dread at the upcoming visit and also resignation because there was nothing that I could do about it.

In the backseat, Ollie was very quiet, his tablet forgotten in his lap as he stared out the window with the same worried expression I felt that was present on my own face.

Xenois hadn't spoken much during...