Caspian

"Jesus Christ!"

Asher's startled cry sent me hurrying towards the kitchen, my curiosity piqued.

"You look... Light, Kaida."

She had finally emerged from her self-imposed seclusion. I'd been awakened by the sound of movement, certain that an intruder wasn't the cause of the disturbance. The security alarm would have triggered if the house had been breached, unless Kaida had, once again, acted impulsively, leaving her windows unlocked before I activated the security system.

Or perhaps ...