CHAPTER 247 OLD TIMES

Later that night, Kael was back home, and he could not be happier. Immediately, she entered the apartment; he picked up Esme’s scent. Kael hesitated at the door, taking a deep breath before closing it behind him and going inside. The residence was dark, with the only source of light coming from the balcony. His heart sank as he remembered yesterday’s event on the balcony, and he feared it could repeat. The place was beginning to be his least favorite spot in the apartment. Kael summoned all the courage in him and went there to check up on her, but she wasn’t there. He took in a swig of the air, smelling her scents littered around the place. Maybe she was just here and had gone to the bedroom to sleep, so he went to check if his suspicions were right. Cautiously, Kael moved toward the door and pushed it open gently, just as he had thought—Esme was. Sitting on the edge of the bed, her head bowed in her hands and her face to the floor. When he opened the door further, it made a cr