CHAPTER 90: It gets worse

　　Third POV 　　"Do not come after me," she said and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind her. She was angry. She hated him and he deserved it. He should have told her the truth, but he was afraid of how she would respond, of how she would see him if she found out the truth. He feared losing her, and now he just did. 　　Nicole had twisted the entire story around and fed it to her, and now he was the villain in her book. He was the monster. The one she had to get away from to keep herself safe. He broke her trust, and that was on him. He should have come out with the truth sooner. Then he would have had a much better chance at her reaction, but now she didn’t want to see him. 　　He did not worry about himself or what her absence would mean with the upcoming ritual, but he worried about her safety. Out there she was vulnerable because the same people responsible for her sister’s death waited for her and she was falling right into their hands as they wanted. 　　“I have to go a