I blinked awake into the dark, spreading my arms wide for Hendry's smooth skin. He must've gone. Was that what had woken me up? The spot he'd filled next to me was cool underneath my palm, so he'd likely been gone a while. Had I heard something? I swatted my hands through the air for the string attached to the light and eventually found it. My clothes had been flung to various shelves or draped over broom handles, and it warmed my cheeks remembering how they'd gotten there. Last night had been honest and perfect and beautiful, and I wanted to share another one with Hendry, and a million more after that. But first, we needed to get this collar off me.
Hushed voices sounded from just outside the door. Firm and tense, they cut through the morning quiet, yet I couldn't make out what they were
