Sera's POV

Fuck!

I slam my laptop close with such force that the screen cracks, and I toss it to the ground.

The lamp beside my bed flickers, casting long shadows all over my bedroom. Beyond the window, the night is silent and still. I hastily switch the lamp off, plunging my room into cold darkness.

At the foot of my bed, Duke is sleeping peacefully, oblivious to the growing panic in my body.

My heart races in my heart, pounding frantically like it wants to escape my rib cage.

I turn to my laptop, fear working its steady way up my body. The laptop is most definitely busted, but...