Chapter 56

“Wha–what?”

I ran up to the police tape and ducked under it trying to get closer and see what the hell was happening.

“Ma'am, this is a crime scene. Get ba–”

“I live here,” I snapped to the police officer trying to get me out.

He backed off and I got closer. The outside of my house was a charred, smoking mess.

I couldn't believe my eyes. I had barely been at Jesse place for two hours. Would this have happened if I was home. I was filled with terror thinking about being trapped in the burning building.

“Remi?”

I heard my name being called but my eyes were fixed on my smoldering house, and my reactions were so slow.

“Sweetheart, are you okay?”

My dad's worried face materialized in front of my face. “Are you hurt?” He cupped my face and turned my head from side to side, supposedly to find any burns.

“Dad, I'm fine,” I managed in my rattled state. “I was put when it happened.”

“I came over as quickly as I could after Tristan called,” he said. “I… I thought I'd lost