Chapter 3

I closed my eyes, pressing my forehead against the edge of the bookshelf, the wood digging painfully into my skin.

Two voices were fighting it out in my head.

Alora, how much longer was is this nightmare going to last?

I left work early and waited for Mylo outside his office building.

When I saw him coming out of the elevator, joking around with some coworkers, I went up to him. "Mylo."

His smile faltered for a second when he saw me.

"Alora? What are you doing here?"

"It's been ages since we had dinner together, so I came to…