She Can Only Come Back

Preston didn’t slow down as he climbed the stairs to Lyra’s penthouse. The nurse behind him barely managed to speak before he was already halfway up.

“She’s in her room and—”

He ignored her.

The second floor echoed with shouting. Female. High-pitched. He recognized the voice.

Lyra.

He followed the sound and pushed open the bedroom door.

Glass crunched under his shoe.

Lyra stood near the center of