Emmet:
"Do you want to come home?" Maximus asked on the call.
It had been a few hours since Helanie left with her mother. I hadn't been able to fully come to terms with the fact that I blew it all up. I had come home after last night, locked myself in my room, and started drinking.
Azura knocked on the door a few times, but I didn't respond. Just the thought of Azura being happy that Helanie was out of the way angered me. I didn't want to see her face. I didn't want her to have the satisfaction that just because Helanie was gone, she got to be with me now.
"No, I cannot," I said, holding a bottle in my hand, "It's okay, Maximus. You can blame me for her leaving," I said, taking steady breaths.
