Unmasking the Shadows

***Rafael***

I yanked the door of the bedroom open and stepped in, my gaze landing on Milena, seated up on the bed.

“Hey,” I muttered, settling down beside her as I reached the bedside. “You're awake so soon. It's just past 10 pm.”

“I couldn't sleep,” she said, my mind wandering off as the weight of what that sicko had said about her over the phone weighed on my mind, even though I’d told myself t