Chapter 4

The next morning, streaks of sunlight slipped through the gaps in the curtains and into the bedroom.

When Simon woke up, he instinctively reached out to his side, only to find nothing there. The sheets besides him were cold. It was obvious no one had been there for quite a while.

"Sophie?" he called out, but no one answered. The bedroom was empty. The quiet felt strangely unsettling.

He frowned, a sudden wave of irritation washing over him. My behavior over the last few days had been totally out of character, and this sudden shift gave him an unprecedented sense…