New Beginnings Pt. 2

We both jumped and turned to face where the voice came from. Neither of us heard him come home.

Liz paled. Mykel stood in the doorway, his hands clenched in fists at his side.

"How the fuck did he know where you are?"

He sounded angry and Liz tensed beside me. "Mykel, you need to take a breath." I walked up to him and placed my hand on his chest. His heart was pounding.

"Mykel," I said in low tones and his eyes flickered to me. "You need to control yourself. You're scaring your sister."

At those words, his entire demeanor changed. Carefully he approached Liz and knelt down, his hands on her knees.

"Lizzy, I'm sorry. That...wasn't how that was supposed to come out."

 

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