MERIDA

Despite the thick blankets I had wrapped around myself the cold was still in the room when I woke up and getting into my skin.

Even with the heating on, the morning air still had an icy bite to it as winter quickly approached.

Instinctively I reached out to feel Lukans warmth but my hand found a cold empty sheet instead. . . My heart skipped a beat. . . Lukan? I yelled softly my voice heavy with sleep..

There was no answer. I sat up massaging my arms to produce heat. There was a spooky silence in the room the kind that made me uneasy.

His habit of...