Azriel: The Ones Who Love Hurt The Most

[Earlier]

I sit at my desk in my room and stare at the information by Kai on my laptop. The room is quiet, save for the occasional disruption of my phone and the distant hum of life outside the window. My thoughts are a chaotic whirlwind, a storm of questions that refuse to be quelled.

Kaizen's father has occupied my mind.

The trail of breadcrumbs I have been following leads me to believe that he might hold the key to unraveling the truth of my mother's disappearance. No… I am sure it will.

My eyes seem to be tracing the letters of Kai’s father’s name over and over.

Denzel Knight.

The last encounter we had at that party.

What did he say? I should keep my distance from his daughter.

Daughter, eh?

The one whom he could care less.

My mind veers back to the events that led to my mother’s disappearance and possible demise. I can almost see him at that lavish party, a figure in the periphery, a ghost from the past.

The pieces of the puzzle are slowly falling into place, but I'm missing some