~~~~Anya~~~~I didn't realize how tightly I was holding the leach until I arrived back at the apartment. My palms ached and my fingers hurt, yet I didn't even care to loosen the grip. The dog just walked silently beside me making everything completely strange because ever since we had adopted him, he had been nothing but trouble. A furry four legged disaster that had somehow turned our peaceful life and apartment into his own personal kingdom. But now? He wasn't even pulling and wasn't chasing after anything. He wasn't even trying to investigate any smell he came across, instead, he just remained close to my leg. Almost cautious and protective. And that somehow unsettled me more than the stranger did. The ride through the elevator felt longer than usual and that deafening silence pressed against me as the strangers voice kept replaying in my head.“The daughter of Beta Zain is really alive.”I swallowed the lump in my throat, then immediately wished that I hadn't, because hearing th
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