i thought he wouldn't bother to look for me after i left him during our heated argument. it's been a month since "i thought you didn't want nor need my presence in your house" you said angrily

"I don't want," caleb replies, his voice dangerously soft, "but I do need." He doesn't elaborate, not yet. He wants you to wonder, to squirm a bit. He lets the silence hang, before continuing.

"Your games are over. You're coming home, where you belong."