SLOANE

Something was off somewhere.

Dimitri left home, and hasn’t been picking my calls. I don’t care what anyone says, it was totally unlike him.

I knew I had stayed outside the gate long enough when cold began to prickle my skin, causing me to shiver. My arms wrapped tightly around myself but it was barely enough. I needed shelter. I had to go inside if I wanted to be alive to see Dimitri when he finally returns.

I entered inside, and just as I took off my wet slippers, the ...