I pushed the door open. To my surprise, Matei was still there. Mila and Anton sat with him at the table eating straight from the tub of ice cream. I gritted my teeth and smiled warmly.

"There you are!" Mila jumped to her feet. "We waited a long time for you." She rushed over waving a spoon in my face. "You have to try this. We found butterscotch."

My eyebrows rose. Butterscotch ice cream was impossible to find on the shelf. I'd only ever made it at home. It was definitely my ...