The ride back home was so quiet that Mila could hear herself breathing. She had dozed off after they left the restaurant, and when she woke up, she thought she was home and maybe got abandoned in the car by a grumpy Zyran, but no!
They were at Delphine's house? For the first time, Mila visited her mother-in-law's house and it wasn't for a cute meet-and-greet. The woman was glaring daggers with her eyes and Mila felt the impact meters away from her.
And not just that... Mila heard her conversation with Zyran. The thing about being locked in a basement? Who locks their child in a basement?! And it made Mila wonder what other cruel hardships he must have gone through while living with his own parents. For him to even have scars on his body and proudly say it was from his father.
It wasn't supposed to be normal! But Zyran said it casually like fathers randomly inflict such scars on their children's bodies. Maybe like a mark of ownership or something? Mila scowled.
