Lilith blinked slowly, the light from Gray's phone screen glowing against her face as she stared at the email he showed her. The sender name caught her attention immediately—darknight999.
Something about it made her heart tighten. A strange weight pressed on her chest. And yet, she tapped to open it.
The message loaded.
Her hands trembled as she read:
[ Subject: Goodbye, from the dark…
I don't know how to write professional emails, so I won't even try. Hi Gray, hi Ray, hi Alex… and hi sweetheart~
It's me. Darkness.
I know, this is random. Maybe confusing. Maybe… unfair. I'm sorry. But I had to say something before I go.
I was born in the dark. I disappear in the dark. I've always belonged to it. That's why you never saw me much. The one who never stayed long.
I didn't want to interrupt your lives. I only came out when I had to protect. When I had to make sure we survived. That was my role.
You're wondering why you collapsed recently.
That was me.
