BENITA CELESTINE

I left Felix's mansion that morning feeling over the moon. It was the best happy day of my life, and all I could do was wish it would never shatter.

I swung the door to my apartment open, and Nikita jumped out of nowhere.

“Christ!” I screamed, “Why do you always jump like that when I get home?”

“I feel like I've been waiting for you for ages,” she retorted. “I have something to say to you, Celestine.”

“I have no strength in me, Nikki,” I complained, ...