Chapter138: The Light In The Woods

Chapter 138: The Light In The Woods XENOIS Silvia reached out and placed her hand on my cheek, a gesture that should have been comforting but somehow felt more like goodbye. My eyes narrowed at her at this. Was something going on? I wanted to open my mouth to ask her more but she stopped me. "I'm here now," she said simply. "I'll take Sophia home tonight. You should go." "Go where?" "To the woods. To find the truth about what happened to Riley." Her eyes met mine directly for the first time since she'd arrived, and I saw something odd that has never been there before. Almost like she was seeing everything from a new viewpoint. "The person who needs you most right now isn't in this hospital, Xenois. Riley needs his father." I felt something cold settle in my stomach at her words. "What do you mean? Riley is... the rogues took him. We don't even know if he's..." "Go," she interrupted, her voice gaining strength as she pushed me back with her hand as she continued speaking.  "Trust me. Go