Uncovering more secrets…

After interrogating Patricia, I spent some time comforting Asher. Strangely, I became a kind of friend substitute for him. We even started talking about our past relationships. He confided in me without any ounce of distrust, as if all the previous hostility between us had disappeared. Certainly, it wasn't the time to disclose all our secrets. He kept his, and I kept mine, especially, the one about my identity as a witch. He didn't dwell on asking about my “hypnotizing” abilities, and I didn't have to say anything inconvenient. It was fortunate. I preferred solving one problem at a time.

I went back home. I wanted to use my whole final day off of work to get some rest, yet it was already late in the afternoon, and instead of getting a rest, I was only feeling more exhausted. I decided to spend at least the rest of the day doing absolutely nothing, and thinking about nothing. Well, that was the plan...

As soon as I closed the door of my apartment, my phone r