Chapter 25: Changeling

Robin’s POV

Robin wondered if Olivia might want some dinner after her shift at the diner. Maybe he just wanted an excuse to see her again. He had seen Olivia almost every day that week, but it never felt like enough.

Something felt off. Like this aura of darkness in the air. It only got worse the closer he got to the diner. There was this pit forming in his stomach.

Suddenly, there was this awful inhuman wail. It came from the alley beside the diner. He picked up the pace, running down the backway. The scent of flytraps filled the air. Then this salty brine, akin to the scent of blood. Not human blood.

He couldn’t smell Olivia. That sharp peppery aroma absent, replaced with a scent he didn’t recognize. Maybe that meant that she wasn’t there. He could only hope.