Charli

It was almost three in the morning by the time we pulled up to the house in Rye. Exhaustion had taken over long ago. My body and mind were running on adrenaline and even that had begun to wane.

"Alex, do you need me to go in with you?"

I squinted my eyes, trying to understand Deloris's question. "You're not staying here?"

"I can but I'd like to go home."

The door to the house opened as Silvia stood, wrapped in a robe.

I forced a ...