Lila POV
I pat my arm a few times, putting out the flames that the dragon spit up on me moments ago. My coat is burnt, but it’s not as bad as the couch. I enter the living room where it sits with a massive burnt patch on it, and Dragon has dug himself a bed in the gap overnight. Caleb is going to be mad if he comes back.
No—when he’s back.
I leave the apartment after feeding Knight and Dragon, heading upstairs. I lift my hand and knock on Dove’s door a few times before it swings open. Standing in the doorway is Dove herself, wrapped in a white towel, her hair dripping water onto the floor.
“Hey, bestie! What’s up?”
My stomach gives a twist again when she calls me her bestie. “Have you seen Caleb this morning or last night?”
She shakes her head. “No, why?”
“He’s been missing since I
