Chapter THIRTY-EIGHT

* * The mansion was grave silent when Sterling returned. It wasn't the welcome Sterling had expected when he decided to return some hours earlier, he'd wanted to give Faith the surprise, and also because he fucking missed her! He was impatient to know her response, she should have gotten enough time to think about it so it would appear as though he was pressuring her. Sterling roamed around the large empty house wearing a deep frown. She was nowhere to be found. He was restless with the feeling that something wasn't right. The air exhibited a sort of coldness that only accelerated his distress. He decided to dial her cellphone once again, the result was the same. Her cellphone was turned off. Anxiety made his heart pump faster, he inhaled deeply and tried to convince himself that he was overthinking, that she was probably just gone for a stroll or something, but none of the means to divert his thought seemed to be working. A low frustrating curse escaped his mouth as his anxiety flared