Hopes

He hoped she was checking her email. It was the only way he knew to talk to her, even if she never replied. He felt a little sappy, leaving her emails every day, letting her know he wasn’t mad and to please just check in. Every email sounded a little more desperate. He was getting desperate. He was terrified Dan had done something to her. The man was borderline psychopath and Xy wouldn’t put anything past him. He could kill a woman and go out for dinner as if nothing had happened.

Xyrus’s ego was healthy enough to allow him to beg a little. Lana needed to know she was missed and people were worried. He knew it had been years since she’d felt safe and allowed herself to have a group of friends that knew her secret. He had seen the change in her and knew she had begun to feel normal for the first time in years. He wanted that for her, even if she wasn’t necessarily with him. He cared about her happiness and her wellbeing above all.

He took a deep breath and focused on the words he wou