She kept her gaze on her hands, shoulders slumped. "Not your fault," she told him, sighing again. "It wasn't your secret to tell."
It didn't surprise her that Chloe had gone away with some monster in order to protect them. "But he's not here, right?" She turned to look at him again, expression serious. "This alien monster that is obsessed with her and she runs away with?" Because if he was around, she was taking Chloe and running.