*Soren*
Mila hesitated. Her eyes darted away from me for a moment as if she was trying to think of something to say.
Most likely, she was trying to come up with something clever or evasive.
I figured that because she'd just opened up about her past, she was too emotionally conflicted to think fast. I honestly hadn't expected her to be so open with me. There was a moment when I thought she'd shut down and make an excuse about not talking to me. But she surprised me and let me in.
It was a rare moment and I was waiting for the fallout.
She sighed heavily and brought her eyes back to mine. There was something deep in her eyes, something vulnerable and trusting.
Was she finally starting to trust me?
“I don't know who Helen is. She was not one of the witches I met as a child," she s
