Willow.
I slipped back into the Institute the same way I snuck out all silent and quick with head down and cloak tight over my shoulders and hood drawn up even though no one was around to see me. The dorm halls were dim and the guards had changed shifts already too tired to notice anything unless I gave them a reason to.
I didn’t. I moved like a ghost invisible and just tired. Every bone in my body ached from walking and my boots were crusted with dried dirt and leaves but none of that mattered. What mattered was that I was back without getting caught.
When I opened the door to our dorm and found the room empty, I let out a long breath I didn’t know I’d been holding. Damon wasn’t there. Thank the goddess. I peeled the cloak off my shoulders and threw it over the end of the bed.
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