“Sabrina, is Ace with you?” he asked again. 

I forced myself to answer. “No. He’s not.”

“Sabrina,” he said finally, slowly. “Please don’t lie to me.” 

“I’m not lying.” My voice cracked. “He’s not here.” 

“Then where are you? 

“I told you already,” I said. “I am fine. Don’t worry about me. Besides, I left.” 

“You left,” he repeated. “You mean you just walked out of the house in the middle of everything going on? Without a ...