STEFAN’S POV
I woke up annoyed because of the incessant ringing of my cellphone, and not knowing where I had placed it, I reluctantly got up to search for it. My eyebrows furrowed when I realized there was no one beside me in bed.
"Serene?" I called, but received no response. I quickly got up, grabbed a towel from the side of the closet, and started looking for her. "Serene?" I called again.
As I stepped out of the room, there was no one in sight, and her suitcase, which I remember placing by the side of the couch, was gone. I couldn't help but pull at my hair. Why didn't I think that she could actually run away?
I glanced back at the bed. The bloodstains were still there, a testament to the fact that everything that happened wasn't a dream. I didn't even manage to get her contact numb
