I showered and changed into Joel's robe wandering back to the leather couch. I couldn't rest knowing my mate was out there somewhere looking for the crazy witch. I flipped on the TV and turned it onto some mindless sitcom. I couldn't concentrate on it, so I just turned it off. I stretched out on the couch watching the fire and wondering where Joel was.

I must have dozed at some point because I woke to the sound of the door opening. The fire in the hearth was burned way down and the apartment was mostly dark. The moon was coming in the windows in the bedroom, but the drapes...