It was a message from Dawn:
"Silver is back. Safe. Just got in. Thought you’d want to know."
I gasped, relief washing over me like a wave.
“He’s back,” I said out loud, turning to Mia. “Silver’s back.”
Mia’s eyes widened. “What?! Really?”
I handed her the phone so she could read it for herself. A smile of pure relief spread across her face.
“Oh, thank Goddess,” she said. “I was really starting to think he was—”
She didn’t finish. But she didn’t have to.
We didn’t get to sit in that relief for long.
The bedroom door burst open, hitting the wall with a loud bang.
I jumped. Mia did too.
My parents stood in the doorway, both of them pale and wide-eyed.
“What’s going on in here?!” my dad demanded. “We heard screaming.”
“Are you girls okay?” my mom asked, rushing inside.
I opened m
