The Midnight File

She snapped her head toward the corner. A lone figure sat in the armchair beside her bed, half-shrouded in shadow.

Killian Vancroft.

The lights were off, yet a slice of moonlight through the curtains carved his profile clearly enough for her to know him without doubt.

“Bad dream?” His familiar voice drifted across the stillness.

Sloane exhaled shakily and flicked on the bedside lamp. Warm light fl