Elena.

For a while, I was alone, accompanied only by the sound of my heartbeat that sounded so clear in my ears. My breath felt caught in my throat, creating a sensation like something was pressing against my chest. Pain started to creep into my head, a throbbing that grew stronger and stronger as time ticked by.

It only stopped when Sasha and Jane came down the stairs. Jane seemed a little calmer now, though she still followed Sasha anxiously, like a shadow that would not let go.

"Your brother's room is disgusting," Sasha commented as she came up behind me, her tone bland but enough to make me smile...