C19 Darken and Lyra

“Do you want me to come with you?” he offered.

“Hell no!” Lyra snapped at him, then suddenly realized he was only trying to look out for her. “I’m sorry, I don’t mean to sound harsh.”

Drex nodded but stared back at her, his eyes calm and mysterious. He didn’t say anything, yet there were many things he wanted to tell her—things that he could be damned for.

His silence unnerved Lyra the more