Chapter 21
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One night I stepped into the elevator. A man in a baseball cap slipped in behind me.
My skin instantly prickled with fear.
The doors slid shut.
I could feel his eyes on me the entire time.
He reached around me to press the button for the sixth floor.
My floor.
In that moment, my instinct screamed to call Alaric.
I caught myself. With a stiff movement, I pressed five instead.
When the doors opened on the fifth floor, I bolted to Dorian's apartment, frantically pounding on his door.
While waiting, I glimpsed the man's shadow disappearing into the stairwell.
Thank god, Dorian answered.
He stayed with me all night as we filed a police report.
I later learned he'd had a flight to catch, with a crucial meeting the following morning.
"How can I make it up?"
He just smiled, dangling his keys. "Well, you could watch my cat while I'm away on this trip."
