I snatched her up from the bed and into my arms, probably gave her a heart attack. Her body felt lighter than it had when she’d left, when I’d sent her away.

She opened sad bloodshot eyes and looked at me like I wasn’t real. “Kitten, baby?” I kept my voice low to hide the horror of what I was feeling. It had only been a little more than a week, this couldn’t have happened in that short amount of time could it?

I looked around for someone to scream at, how could ...