Chapter 111: Into The Night Garden

Tara’s POV

Victor found me in the gardens. I could feel his presence…his being. He was watching me through our link—the one that had been closed for so long.

But then he was gone, almost instantly, and the cold I felt at his departure filled me.

I wasn’t sure I’d see him again, until he found me later that night, in the same gardens. His large presence was something that was hard to miss. The garden gate creeped opened and my head turned to watch him as he approached me.

“Come to blow my house down?” I teased, tilting my head as I watched the small, weak smile that had taken over his face.

I watched him as he continued to make his way toward me. I could smell him from here, lavender and coconut, fresh from a shower. He was wearing dark black sweatpants and a white cotton jumper, looking the epitome of everything soft and warm and safe. Around his neck, a tight gold chain moved as he tilted his head to me in question.