Chapter 145
After being up all day, Katelina spent most of the trip asleep, which suited Jorick and his "few stops" plan. The eastern sky was pale lavender when he shook her awake and told her they'd arrived and there wasn't a moment to lose.
She blinked and sleepily tried to come to terms with their new locale. They were parked in a row of cars next to an unfamiliar house. Instead of the normal dilapidated monster, it was a ranch style made of cheerful red brick and trimmed in white. The roof had a perfect coating of snow on top, and dark green flower boxes hung under the front windows. Katelina expected to look in a cheerfully lit window and see a happy family Christmas scene, but yellowing roller blinds hid the interior.
Jorick made a noise of impatience in his throat. "Katelina, I'm going inside."