CHAPTER 659. RED PROMISE. When This Is Over

She was scared, and that was natural. But when Ainara woke up to the silence, it was as if something punched her in the stomach. Morning had to have come long ago—the sunlight was strong—and it was strange that June hadn’t woken up at first light.

Heart in her throat, she got out of bed and rushed to Mauro’s room, where she saw the small bed unmade. Relief flooded her when she read the note left on the kitchen island:

“We went to get breakfast because