Chapter 4

I had no clue how I made it back. All I knew was that when I finally came to the next morning, I was lying in a hospital bed.

The moment I woke up, the phone rang. Just one word was enough to make my blood run cold.

On the other end was my grandmother's desperate, broken cries for help. "Emily... don't come back, the house is on fire, don't..." The line went dead before she could finish.

I clutched my phone, threw off the blankets, and tried to rush out of bed.

But Charles walked in, his eyes full…