There was a knock on the door.
Serena rose off the bed almost in alarm. How did she even get in the bed? And then, she remembered her friends.
She must have exhausted herself with her sobbing, and they must have helped her get in her bed.
A quick glance to the guest room, on her way to the door, confirmed her suspicions. They had spent the night at her place.
She opened the door, and was surprised to see a warlock she’d have rather never heard of again staring at her.
She must have glared at him for Gregory said in a joking tone, “Hello, sunshine.”
“Spare me the chitchat,” she told him briskly, voice hoarse. “What are you here for? The deal said I shouldn’t seek you out before a year has passed.”
“I am aware,” he conceded with a nod, “But I am the one seeking you out, aren’t I
