***Ivy***
Tate’s warning still echoed in my ears as I pulled up to Stephan’s compound. I tried to bury it at the back of my mind.
I pressed the doorbell, but no one answered. Confused, I pressed it again. Stephan had said they’d already gotten in.
The night air felt too still. I slipped inside the compound, ears alert for any sound. Only distant birds chirped, breaking the silence.
I stepped into the parlour, heart pounding. “Hello?”
A presence shifted behind me. I spun swiftly, legs sweeping outward. The attacker dropped with a groan.
The lights suddenly flicked on. Stephan wriggled free from under me, laughing breathlessly as he stood.
“Damn,” he said, brushing himself off. “How’d you always know it was me?”
I grinned. “You guys really need to learn some new tricks.”
“Mommy!”
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