Chapter 49 War Tonight

• Kael’s key turned quietly in the lock. The house smlled the way he remembered it and it was clean and quiet. He stepped inside, making sure the door clicked shut behind him. No one else was around apart from Liora.
• She was in the living room, bent slightly as she wiped the coffee table. A picture frame sat beside her. Kael froze, watching as she picked it up, held it close, and whispered so softly he barely caught it.
• “Thank you for everything… but please… where are you?”