Chapter 64

• When I finally awoke, the room was empty. I thought I would find Luc lying next to me, but he seemed to be long gone. I knew he was there because the pillows next to me were misshapen and creased, as if someone had been sleeping in that spot all night.
• I was wondering where he had gone. Was he still in the apartment or had he gone somewhere else? I slid out of bed, pushing the blankets away from me. I crept downstairs, tiptoeing out of the room, to see if he was still there. I entered the living room and noticed a silver tray with a crystal decanter filled with blood and a neatly handwritten note next to it.
• I took up the note and unfolded it. I recognized Luc's signature and read: