NOVALIE’S POV — Laura is standing there like a statue , her wide eyes making me want to ask her if she’s okay , but some part of me just wants to burst through that open door , run down the stairs and escape . ‘No .’ Sofie growls lowly . I shove her back , remembering how she said I am too weak of a human to keep her out of my head , but I focus hard while staring at Laura . “What are you doing here ?” I ask her , trying to change the subject naturally . “I came to see you .” She shrugs but I feel like there’s more to that sentence , something she isn’t telling me . I bare my teeth , pushing Sofie into a box , hoping she would stay there . “Why ?” I ask agape , not understanding why she would want to come see me . We aren’t friends . I don’t want to be her friend . “Because .. I

