Alpha’s Forbidden Mate
After a long quiet, Niko nodded, and when she stood, they followed her into the kitchen, where the gas stove still worked, and together they made grilled cheese in silence but for the pop of butter and the scrape of spatula across cast iron.
The rain rattled the shop windows like wet gravel. The whole city felt peeled and raw, as if under permanent surveillance. Carolina leaned into the bright spot of the stove and, over sandwiches, told Niko about her grandmother’s hurricane trick: “You get a big bowl of water, put it by the back door, and spit into it whenever you feel afraid.”
“Like, actually spit?” Niko’s mouth twisted, fascinated.
“Yeah. It’s supposed to confuse the bad ghosts. Distract
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