Joey's POV"Who's there?" I called out.No one answered. I took a step closer anyway, heart hammering, one hand already reaching instinctively for my keys, bracing myself for anything at all—Roland, or even one of Juan's men, or a stranger who had finally decided tonight was the night everything I was afraid of actually happened.I peered in when suddenly a cat came out from behind the trash cans, tail flicking, entirely unbothered by the fact that it had just taken five years off my life."Oh, my god." I pressed a hand flat against my chest, laughing shakily at myself, both relieved and embarrassed. "Okay. Okay, it's fine. It's a cat. It's just a cat."The cat gave me a very unimpressed look, seeming offended at the accusation, before disappearing back into the darkness. I went into the building, my legs still a little shaky, while my heart slowly began to calm down.Winona and Cassian were already curled up on the couch when I walked in, some cartoon playing low in the background an
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