Chapter 36 : Tick-Tock

Seraphina's POV

As Kit and I drove back to the homestead, I still hadn't received my morning messages from Rosie. This was odd—nearly noon. Annie would be awake by now. Rosie would have taken Annika to work with her. I would have gotten a picture of Annie playing in Rosie's herb display.

My hands began to tingle, and I had a sinking feeling in my gut.

I didn't like this. I didn't like this at all.

Kit reached over to me, grasping my hand. Usually, his touch soothed me, but not today. I felt on edge. My magic hummed, as anxious as I was.

"Are you okay?" Kit asked, eyes on the road as we turned onto the dirt road that led to Rosie's extended driveway.

My throat began to ache, and my voice was small. "Something is wrong."

He could feel it too, his shoulders curling forward, bending his neck toward the road. His nostrils flared as if he was taking in every tiny piece of information he could.

"Shit," he growled. "I smell blood."

"Drive," my voice dropped. Tendrils of fe