Gideon
My phone vibrated under my arm. Yes, under my arm. I woke up on the floor. It looked like Riva and I didn’t make it to bed last night. My head ached and my vision was slightly bleary. So, I knew it couldn’t be daylight yet.
I was right. It was only 2:41 am, and Robert was calling me. What in the hell?
“Robert?”
Before he answered, I heard a yell from a distance. Falling bodies. Shattering glass.
“Gideon, we need help. We need - .”
He was cut off, but I had heard enough of his background. There seemed to be a lot of screaming and grunting. They were being attacked.
“Riva! I need to leave now.” I gently shook the witch’s arm. She was naked on the floor in a fetal position. I didn’t want to leave her like that but Robert needed me.
She groaned. She blinked twice. Then, peered a
