#Chapter 200: Acceptance

Lyra POV

Krueger stood beside me, his posture tense and alert. I felt a pang of guilt for asking him to join me for a walk after everything that had just happened, but he had agreed easily enough.

He didn’t try to chat with me like he normally would, and the silence hung heavy between us. It didn’t bother me, though—I needed time to clear my head and sort through my thoughts.

I knew I owed Krueger