Chapter 19: Evelyn, Part 7
I looked for Delling and his horse every day, but there was no sign of them. He didn't come back, though there were times when I could have sworn I felt his presence; sometimes as close as directly behind me, and as far away as eyes watching from behind the cover of distant trees. When I wasn't feeling his presence, he invaded my dreams.
After a morning shower, I returned to my bedroom wrapped in a cozy robe and a bottle of lotion in hand. I bent to sit on the edge of the bed when Delling suddenly materialized out of thin air in the corner by the window. Starting with a yelp, I missed the bed completely and crashed to the floor, my lotion flying across the room. As soon as I pulled myself back up over the mattress to see him, he was gone. Grumbling as I picked
