Kylie and Humphrey froze solid, both turning at the exact same moment to stare at Ravyn, and the pure disappointment carved deep across their faces hit him harder than any slap ever could.
His chest tightened up so bad it felt like someone had reached in and squeezed his heart. Anger he could take, threats he could handle, but that disappointed look in his parents' eyes cracked something open inside him he didn't even know was still whole.
His mother watched him for a long few seconds, her expression tight and tired, before she finally spoke, voice low and steady.
