Chapter 89: Cain.

“Do you think we did something wrong?”

Safira has her head on my shoulder and she’s grinning. I can’t tell if it’s from the fact that I'm allowing her to be this close or if she’s genuinely delighted at what is unfolding before our eyes.

I look at them and grimace.

“They seem to have made up well enough, so if anything i’d say we did a good thing”

“You don’t really believe that, do you?”

I take one look at Adelaide and Rhys, at the smiles on their faces and how he’s staring at her like she’s the world, and the answer slips from my lips unnoticed.

“No. I think we might have aided something unlikely.”

We watch as they both interact for a while.

Rhys regained consciousness early this morning and while he refused to look at me, it seems he could remember every other thing he did last night.

He bolted out of the room we had to move him into, and though I suspected he might have gone to find Adelaide, I didn’t want to believe it. I guess I'm the one who looks like a total fool now be