Seraphina's POV
I glanced at the timestamp. He'd sent the text exactly a few minutes after I'd climbed into the cab.
I'm in the habit of silencing my phone at the hospital, and I'd forgotten to flip the switch when I clocked out.
So, Mortimer's text and his follow-up calls had just been vibrating into a void.
There was no point in replying now, so I just killed the screen and shoved the phone back into my bag.
When I opened the door to the Alpha villa, the place was pitch black.
"Is he still out?" That was my first thought.
I reached for the light switch, but a low, gravelly voice cut through the dark, nearly jumping me out of my skin. "You're back."
My heart did a frantic double-tap. As the foyer light flooded the room, the silence shattered.
Mortimer was sitting on the sofa, his
