The call connected, but no one spoke. Reign asked again, and finally, Lydia’s faint, distant voice replied, “I’m downstairs.”

“Then come up,” Reign said. “They’re all gone.”

“Just wait a bit. I’ll sit downstairs for a while longer.”

Reign felt a little annoyed, thinking that Lydia was just being difficult again. 'She’s really a handful.'

He changed his shoes and went downstairs to find her. ...