Chapter 18

• The sound of the doorbell felt like a slap to my senses. I stood frozen, staring at the doorway where Kemi had appeared only moments ago. Her presence in the house was the last thing I wanted. Cole stood by the door now, his hand on the handle as he eyed me, silently asking if I was okay.
• I wasn’t.
• “Funmi,” Kemi called out from the door, her voice low but laced with something almost mocking. “I think we have more to talk about.”