Midnight Butterflies

Chapter 21

TWENTY-ONE

Dove

My doorbell rings, and I realize I fell asleep on the couch. I look around it for my cell phone and find it on a cushion. Scrolling through, I see I don’t have any missed calls. I’ll have to call Reid soon to check in.

My doorbell rings again.

I want to ignore it, but these days, I have no idea who it could be.

Getting off my couch, I carry my phone with me and head to the front door.

It rings again.

“Coming!”

I look through the peephole and recognize who it is. I’m exhausted, but this feels like a new personality trait of mine with all of the strange hours I’ve been keeping. Even more so than ever before.

I undo the main lock and then the chain.

“Hi, is everything okay?” I ask as I open it.

He lunges for me, and I know something is off. I start to run toward the back of my house, attempting to call Reid as I do.

A hard thud bangs against my head, and all I see is darkness falling upon me.