Part 2 Chapter 1 - Diana

When I woke up it was still dark and there was a slight chill in the air. At some point during the night I must have kicked the covers off my body because my body was now naked and exposed. I turned over seaking for the warmth of Elijah’s body but he wasn’t beside me.

My eyes shot open and I scanned the room around me. Elijah wasn’t here and his fading scent told me that he hadn’t been here for hours. It wasn’t even 6am yet, where could he have gone so early?

On closer inspection of the room there were a few things that seemed out of place. The covers were on the floor a few inches away from the bed and there were clothes and other personal effects laying all over the floor. The room looked as though someone had packed for a tip in a hurry and there was a note on the pillow where Elijah’s head usually rested. The note was in my mother’s handwriting, I unfolded it and read through it quickly.

Dearest daughter,

I have so much to tell you and I wish I had more time to do it, but Ar