Chapter 82 : Invasion

MAXINE. I wake up with a gasp, my hand flying right to my throat. It feels like someone just strangled me overnight, and I hate that the bliss of what happened last night seems to be gone. The only thing that remains is the warmth in the spot that Theo marked. I turn around on the bed to wake him up and tell him what happened but my hand only comes into contact with empty sheets. Cold too. It seems that he’s been out of bed for a while. The sun is already up and shining. I have to shield my eyes as I wriggle into the shirt he discarded from the night before. My bare feet are numb against the cold floor, but I still manage to go around the house, looking for Theo. “Theo?” I call out, but he doesn’t answer. He’s not in the kitchen or the living room. Not in the bathroom either. I go up to the rooftop and that’s where I find him. I thought he would be there relaxing or something, but no. He’s hiding behind a column, looking at something in the distance. He senses that someone is beh