Ebony would glance at Hale once in a while as he drove them back home from the Archive. Thoughts about that mysterious demon or anything relating to Rayven were instantly replaced with thoughts of him as she sensed he was not doing fine even if he did a good job at hiding it.
"Hale, are you sure you're fine?"
He turned to ask her what she meant.
"We've passed our turn for more than five minutes now and driving down a pretty unfamiliar road without you noticing."
Hale slowed down to turn the car back around after apologizing for missing their turn.
"I'm fine, Ebony." His hands hardened on the steering wheels as he lied. "Just a bit stressed. That's all."
"Are you sure?"
