Chapter 103 Helplessness

• AMELIA
• The tension in the air was stifling. Enzo and Gael were standing in the sitting room, far apart from each other. Gael was pacing while Enzo was on the phone, his voice thick with unease. I sat on the couch, holding Archer in my arms. He seemed to have picked up on the chaotic energy in the room. It was as though he could tell that something was wrong with his father. He was restless, refusing to go to sleep even while I tried to lull him to slumber.
• Lily, on the other hand, was latched onto my lap, asleep.