Chapter 456

Finnian's POV

Daphne was already gone when I woke up. Her side of the bed was cold. I lay there for a minute, listening to the house. The shower was not running, and the kitchen was quiet. I got up, pulled on a shirt, and went downstairs. Her keys were missing from the bowl by the door. I stood in the kitchen, staring at the empty coffee machine, trying to remember the last time she had left witho