Meredith’s breath rattled in and out as I sat in the leather chair. I watched her sleep, trying to figure out where I’d gone wrong. My eyes felt heavy after doing the witchcraft, but I didn’t care. Even with the lights off, I couldn’t sleep. I wanted to stay awake in case something happened with Meredith.
I hugged my knees into my chest as I thought back on the past twenty- four hours. This day had sucked. Right up there with the day that I woke up in this same room seven weeks ago.
The newly replaced door opened, letting in just enough light to blind me, before it closed again. I couldn’t see him, but I could smell Dastien’s scent as he soundlessly made his way to my side.
He crouched in front of me, grabbing my ankle and rubbing his thumb up and down it. “Where’s Max?”
“Their parents
