The Woman From Hell

He waited for me to continue and I did not dare meet his eyes. "I don't know what to say, I..."

I grabbed my hair as my heart seized.

Theo lifted his hand and grabbed my wrist. Gripping my wrist in the palm of his hand, he patted it as if to comfort me. "I'll give you time, you can go wherever you want. I'll wait for you to come back.

I broke completely at his reply as tears streamed down my face bitterly.

Through blurry vision, I could only see Theo's distressed gaze as he wiped my tears for me.

"I believe my father. I'll find out the truth as soon as possible."

He took me into his arms, I did not push him away.

"What if that's the truth?" While I did not expect it to be, what should I do in case it was real?

I felt Theo's body freeze at that. Then, he responded carefully, "If that is the truth, then I respect all your decisions."

All of my... decisions...

I gulped. I understood what he meant by that.

about it when the time comes. I

looked at me as he hesitated to

want to search for the truth, then

then let's go home." Theo's tone was

from the corners of my

my grudges for the time being and continue to live with

said he was leaving Whaldorf City for

seemed to already

we have to start with the Yards. Since Silas just so happens to

City, we

swnovel.n

to infiltrate

left with the Yards, why do they keep throwing themselves at me without any fear of me finding out?" I questioned. Theo smiled lightly. "It must not be obvious. I think

you still think they would've kept

is Silas's daughter after all. Her room

in her room, but even if Silas is not there, Sylvester will not let us

"Not necessarily."

interest.

obedient to Silas?" he asked