The doorbell chimed as the door glided closed behind them. Valerie gazed around at the florist shop.
The place was silent without so much as a bird’s chirp to be heard.
With the storm brewing outside, had it not been for the dim overhead light, the store would have been swallowed up in a very eerie darkness, making the place a hundred times creepier.
Val went to take a step forward, but Roman’s hand suddenly clasped hers, holding her back.
She looked at him, letting her hand be cradled in his. “What? What’s wrong?”
“Shh…” was his answer.
The look in his eyes and his grasp on her hand quickly sent Valerie’s heart into overdrive. She quickly stepped back, gluing herself to Roman’s side. What was going on?
Had they walked in on a dangerous situation?
Gulping, she let her eyes trail
