The mansion was unusually quiet that night with everyone in their rooms except for Liliana who had not returned. It wasn't a peaceful kind of quiet at all; Natalie could feel the storm brewing in Alonso's heart.
He tossed and turned in bed while she dozed on and off until the first rays of the sun appeared. That's when he likely gave up trying to sleep, threw his leather jacket over his running clothes, and made his way towards the window.
I should just let him be for now. Those were her thoughts until she heard loud metal music coming from a car that parked by the gate.
Oh no.
Natalie rushed towards the window to join her husband, her jaw dropping as she watched Liliana stepping out of the passenger door. The driver's door opened revealing a boy with long hair stumbling out and following her. He grabbed her by the wrist, and she turned around, delivering a sharp slap.
