LILITH

After a long, busy day, I crashed into my bed and drifted into sleep with a satisfied sigh.

But hardly thirty minutes later, the shrill and relentless ringing of my phone woke me rudely.

Who the hell was calling at this ungodly hour?! I thought, suppressing the urge to swear at whoever it was.

Half-dazed, I reached blindly toward the bedside table, picking up the phone and then squinting at the screen to see the caller ID.

Dean.

It was actually him.

My heart gave a sharp, startled jolt. I sat up hurriedly, all traces of sleep scattering like smoke.

I glanced ar the time.

00:52 AM.

I’d looked...