Chapter 114 She Can't See Us Like This

• The hammering on the door not only rang throughout the house but reverberated beneath Quin's bare feet as she stood under the hot spray. The constant beat of it shattered the humidity of her shower, replacing the splashing water with a cold rush of adrenaline that left Quin’s heart racing as if trying to rip itself from her ribcage.
• The cadence of the knock was unmistakable. This was not some stranger but her own mother pounding furiously.
• We would not normally lock the door from inside.