Chapter 16

By the time Raphael wrapped up his work, the sun had begun to go down. Thank goodness Avena agreed to stay with Axel till he returned.

“Time to go home,” he uttered, looking at the time.

The word *home* sounded strange coming from his lips. It had been a long time since he regarded his apartment as home. It felt more like a house with four walls sometime back, so what changed now? Was it because Avena and his son were there?

Raph ran his hands through his now disheveled ...