Raindrops fell steadily on the leaves, accompanied by the distant growl of thunder. Andrian slept soundly in his room without a care of what was happening outside.

But someone was wide awake.

In the adjacent room, Emily gripped the blanket tightly, her knuckles turned white with tension. Her chest rose and fell rapidly as she tried to steady her breathing, but the fear was too overwhelming. Thunderstorms have been her biggest phobia ever since she was a child. The memory of being locked in a ...