Tabitha’s POV

Each of them leans in to kiss me quickly, and then I step out of the car feeling a bit dazed. Jace waves his hand at me through the window before the car drives away, and off they go to the naval station.

I hope they’ll be okay.

I walk inside and immediately sense that something is off. The estate is oddly quiet. Too quiet. I mean, it’s not exactly a party in the mansion when the brothers are not around, but I notice that there are not even a single househelps in sight. No clinking dishes from the kitchen. Not even Tom’s steady footsteps in the hall....