Chapter 16

“Wait, stop,” I told Xander. “Why?” he looked up at me confused. “I think I heard something.” “I think you’re getting paranoid.” “I’m not paranoid.” “This is a big house. You were not this on edge in the apartment. Not everyone is going to hear.” “I swear I heard something.” “Is it about my parents?” “What?” I looked at him distractedly. “No, no, it’s not that.” He looked at me like he didn’t believe a single word I said. I heard...