Chapter 27 Don't Open The Door
- Nobody moved.
- The knock didn't come again, just silence from the other side of the door, heavy and deliberate, the kind of silence that wasn't empty but full, full of something waiting, something that already knew we were standing on the other side not breathing.
- Adrian's hand found my arm, not grabbing, not pulling, just there, steady, and I hated that I let it stay.