"I cannot let you burn me up,
nor can I resist you. No mere human
can stand in a fire and not be consumed."
-A.S. Byatt, Possession
Hunter Dominic Valdez's PoV:
The door opened to reveal a lady in her formal black attire starting at me furiously.
"Oh hey, Mom." I faked a smile.
Her mouth twitched like when she used to be angry way back.
"Where have you been? I've been calling for days and when I show up, you keep me waiting outside." Her voice was composed and didn't show her anger however her face did.
Rolling my eyes, I walked inside and opened the door wider for her to do so too.
She was here again, with that fake sympathy for me. The last I'd expect from my family was sympathy or even just care for me. Not that I need their care anymore.
"I've been busy," I said curtly si
