"Alright, just making sure," he replied, sounding a bit hesitant. "I'll be in my room... if you need anything?" He spoke, more like a question.
As soon as I heard his footsteps fade away, I sank down to the floor, clutching my phone tightly in my hands. Doubt and fear swirled within me, and I didn't know what to believe anymore.
Part of me wanted to trust Azriel, to believe in the connection we had formed and the love he had shown me. But the man's words had planted seeds of doubt in my mind, and I couldn't shake them off.
Should I go talk to Azriel? He had done nothing but protect me from everything. But. What it was all for show? An act?