Three days had passed since Mia moved in, and she was already questioning her life choices.
Vorath kept mostly to himself during the day, which she was grateful for. She heard him moving around at night, deep rumbling sounds, the occasional low growl that vibrated through the walls. But tonight, after a brutal day of back-to-back exams and her boss at the campus café being a complete asshole, Mia came home exhausted and wired at the same time.
She dropped her bag by the door and collapsed face-first onto the couch with a groan. Her shoulders were knotted tight, her lower back ached from standing all afternoon, and stress had her whole body tense.
The hallway door creaked open.
“Long day, little human?” Vorath’s deep voice rolled through the living room like warm thunder.
Mia lifted h
