Tick.

Tick.

No tock.

Nothing happened.

Um. Hmmm. Wasn't something supposed to?

I shifted my weight from one foot to the other, tension building inside me at last. Not from fear or anxiety. Just from the waiting.

Above all else, I hated waiting.

Hated.

Demetrius continued to smile, body at ease, so I took my cue from him, tried to relax.

Whatever was coming, I had to believe it could only happen in exactly the right ...