The rain had been coming down in sheets all day long and had not settled down once. Even now that evening had crept over Glasskeep, the rain continued to pour with vigor. Cadence had glanced out of her window twice during the day, pushing aside the filmy light blue curtains, and each time, the streets of Glasskeep had been more empty than usual. Even though Glasskeep was a small town, she normally always saw people hanging around, most likely due to the fact that she lived between two fairly popular shops and The Sizzling Griddle was a brief five-minute walk from her house.
On typical mornings, she would see parents sending their young children off on school buses, and clusters of people ducking into Spellbound for coffee and a pastry before heading off to work. She would see Odell, the
