Brainstorm

Anastasia's Pov

Brrrrm!

The sound of a doorbell echoed, causing Jace to place the tray of food on my lap and stand on his feet.

"Seems like we have company, I'll go and see what it's about." Jace walked out the door, and I placed the tray aside, having no real appetite to eat. For some reason, I felt so anxious as though something bad was going to happen.

Not long after, Jace walked in with a tense expression on his face. "Apparently you have a guest, Anastasia."

"Well, that's surprising, who is it?" Apart from Stacy, I didn't think Scarlet had anyone close that I was aware of.

"I don't know, guess you'd have to find out for yourself."

I shrugged and walked down the hallway and down the stairs. Jace was silently following after me.

When I reached the peak of the stairs I noticed a woman sitting on the sofa with her back facing me. "You asked for me, here I am," I said as I reached the bottom of the stairs.

The woman seemed to hurriedly turn around to face me, and that was when I felt