CHAPTER 411

Serena sat on the edge of the bed, legs tucked beneath her, the book in her lap long forgotten. Her mind refused to settle, spinning with every calculated step she still had to take. Her fingers drummed nervously against the pages, a soft rhythm that did little to calm her.

She glanced at the clock, the minutes ticking by with agonizing slowness.

An hour had passed, and still, there was no sign o