Roman’s eyes flew open when he heard Ashta screaming from the sitting room, and he jumped out of bed. He must have dozed off while waiting for Ashta to get out of the shower. He ran into the sitting room and saw that Riah and Ray were standing at their bedroom door. They were just as alarmed by the look on their faces as he was.
“What’s going on?” Ray asked, and suddenly, Riah gasped.
Horrified, she saw Ashta, Bruce, and Cellic lying on the floor; there wasn’t any sign of life in them.
“Oh, my gods, Ashta!” she breathed as she ran over to her friend, and Ray ran after her.
Roman’s eyes widened as he saw her lying on the floor, and he ran over to her and the boys.
“What happened?” cried Riah as she noticed the deep scratch on Ashta’s forearm.
She looked over at the two boys, noticing
