KIARA’S POV

The packhouse seemed eerily quiet when I returned after handing the original box to Nivaan. I had this weird feeling that something was not right.

Maybe it was a gut feeling or something… The hair on my back stood and my heart pounded against my ribs…

I decided to take a tour of the entire house to make sure everything was alright. Everything seemed okay on the surface but the nagging feeling of danger persisted.

In the end, I decided to tour the house once more. There was no one else in the house and it didn’t hurt to be a little extra cautious.

My footsteps sounded in...