Chapter 7
It was sometime after four in the morning when Io and Cinder stumbled back home to Blackstone. Despite the fact that the darkness was going to linger for a few more hours, all Cinder wanted to do was fall into bed, exhausted and stuffed from a wonderful night. Besides, tomorrow was Christmas Eve, they’d be going back for a little more fun. So sleep sounded awesome.
Except Io stopped him at the bottom of the stairs.
“Can you go check on Flaky, make sure he’s okay?”
“You…want me to check on the snowman?”
Io rolled his eyes. “Humor me.”
Had he possessed a bit more energy, Cinder might have continued the back and forth until finally relenting to have a peek out back. Instead he kissed Io on the cheek and made his way through Blackstone. Io racing up the stairs resembled a herd
