The chilling feeling had started the minute Cristian went out of the bedroom and it had gradually expanded as he tried to drive away from Isaac's house. He couldn't feel anything by the time he got back to his flat. Nothing at all. The deep, pulsing agony in his heart never truly gave way to numbness, despite the fact that it was what he wanted to be taken the most.
Despite the fact that the flat was reasonably heated on the inside, it seemed cold and grave-like. And the numbness in his body and thoughts left him feeling emptied out. In addition, sick. He knew what he needed to do, what action he needed to take if he ever wanted to overcome this beast. But just thinking about it made him sick to his stomach, and he was sure he'd have to go to the restroom. He managed to keep it at bay in
