Blood and Betrayal

Cora

He didn’t say a word till we got home. I could feel the mood change, feel him slip away, but I couldn't say anything. It felt like something could go wrong if I tried to. He needed a shoulder to lay on, and I wasn't the right person for the job at the moment.

When we got to the villa, he went straight up to his room, brushing past Vera who had been eagerly waiting for our return like she was