#CHAPTER 71: Return to Fresonia

FELIX It was Mila’s idea to return to Fresonia. The morning after the banquet, she woke me up with a hand around my length and a sultry little smile. “I think we should go back to Fresonia today,” she said. It was impossible to think when she had me in this position. “Talk later,” I managed. She grinned and lowered her head. A few hours later, we were on the jet. Mila stared out the window as the United States disappeared below her. I reached over and grabbed her hand, and she smiled at me thinly. “I imagine it must be difficult to say goodbye,” I said softly. “Especially knowing that your home is now elsewhere.” Mila’s voice was shaky. “It was harder the first time I left. Now it’s just a reminder that there is no longer anything for me there. Not a job, not a house, not a family.” We had not been able to talk in-depth about her decision to cut her family off completely, although Nadine’s behavior the night before had been t