Elliot was waiting by the door when I stepped out. I said nothing and simply kept walking.
‘I hate that he turned out this way,’ Conri said with a sigh. ‘This isn't our brother, Bello. We were never eager to leave his presence.’
Never was. Never had been. Until now. Until everything shifted and he chose power over our relationship. Now every time I was in his presence, I was trying to figure him out. To understand what every smile, every move, every shift, every response meant, instead of enjoying the moment between us.
Now the main issue was why he had taken Illya to my house…
‘It’s also how he and Illya know each other in the first place. Enough to be friends.’ Conri spoke.
‘Right. This makes me completely certain that Turk is planning something with Lamido, and maybe Illya is invo
