“Luca?” Jess murmured, her voice being very groovy as she steadied herself to wake up. She blinked against the sunlight rushing into the room through the large windows, casting a warm glow across her bedroom. To her surprise, the other side of the bed was empty, the sheets cool to the very touch. She frowned, sitting up immediately and scanning the entire room for any sign of her mate.
“Luca?” she called again, a little louder this time. The silence that greeted her back made her feel unnerving.
Sliding out of bed, she wrapped her robe tightly around her body and moved barefoot across the room. The cool ess of the marble floors sent shivers down her spine as she opened the doors and stepped into the large corridor.
The palace was unusually quiet. The usual bustling of servants and guard
