Chapter 53: Chapter 53: An Unloved Shadow

Eleonore’s POV

Something was following me. There was a whisper of something in the air, I could feel it prick at the back of my neck. I wasn’t sure what it was, but I knew it was there.

Hayden and Sabrina had left not long after Amanda, both of them having to take care of their own business elsewhere. I had my laptop and textbooks from the library, so I thought it would be a good idea to finish up at the coffee shop before I headed home.

The plan had seemed great up until five minutes ago. Finish work at the coffee shop so that when I got home, all I had to do was shower and get into bed. A great idea, really—until a shadow began to grow behind me.

I didn’t want to turn around. I was too afraid. Turning around meant the shadow would become real, and I wasn’t prepared for that. I didn’t want to turn around. I was aware that I was wholly awake.

And then something happened that had never happened before. I heard a distant voice in my ear.