#Chapter 94: Shadows in the Forest

Abigail Owen was waiting for me, like he said he’d be. I wish he wasn’t though, considering I wasn’t sure how I felt. Theo was joking around, like usual but he seemed… odd. It was hard to explain but I didn’t feel unsafe. Honestly I felt like I could have sat and chatted all night More like he was warning me. But I’m not sure how logical that is considering everything. I barely made it a few steps out of the basement before Owen’s shadow peeled away from the wall, stepping into my path like he’d been expecting this exact moment. Which, knowing him, he had. “Abigail,” he said, voice flat, arms crossed. Brother stance #4: ‘I am disappointed, but not surprised.’ I sighed dramatically. “Wow, I missed you so much while I was in there. Did you worry about me? Did your heart ache?” “Did my—” He pinched the bridge of his nose, exhaling sharply. “You’re impossible.” “That’s what they tell me.” I tried to step around him. Keyword: tried. Owen didn’t move. “Out of the wa