Darlene’s pov
“Darlene. There is someone in the house. I am so scared.”
“What?” My eyes flew open when I heard Darla’s terrified voice over the phone. When the phone rang and saw Darla’s name flashing on the screen, it annoyed me. I wondered why she would want to ruin my beauty sleep, but then I answered the call. After all, we had just patched up our bond, and I was willing to tolerate her annoyance.
“Darlene,” she sobbed. “Maybe it's a burglar, but they can be dangerous and I am alone.”
I felt as though my life was at stake. Everything had been going so peacefully for the past few days, despite Jenna’s chronic hostility towards me. There were times I felt she was being more malignant, but I thought little about it. I assumed my disinterest in my work irritated her. That didn’t perpl
