“I think so.He scared us, though.We don’t know if the attacker is still around, and I didn’t want to stay alone in my apartment in case he was.”
“I’m going to go and check on Morgan.I think you should go back home, maybe not alone.”He looked from the young woman to another woman who was hovering close by.“Maybe you two could stay together?”
The other woman looked a bit older and quickly nodded.“We will.Morgan would be dead right now if it wasn’t for his roommate, so it’s a good idea.”
Cyril hadn’t mentioned a roommate when he’d woken up, but then, he hadn’t mentioned much at all.Apparently, though, Morgan owed his life to that person.That was the first win when it came to Cyril’s dreams.Vale wasn’t sure what any of it meant just yet, but they would find out.
“Can you remind me of Morgan’s apartment number?”Cyril asked.“Usually, we meet at mine.”
“Yeah.It’s forty-one C,” the woman said.
The other one glanced at her, frowning, but Cyril and Vale had what they were looking for.Vale grabbed Cyril’s arm and pulled him up the stairs, hoping the two women wouldn’t start wondering who they were.They couldn’t afford to have the police called on them, and since Morgan had been attacked, someone had probably already called the cops.They didn’t have a lot of time.
“I didn’t notice a roommate during the dream,” Cyril murmured as they climbed.“Do you think he fought off the killer?”
“I think that it sounds like he did.”
“That’s good.I saw the killer this time.He talked to Morgan.”
That got Vale’s attention.“Did you recognize him?”
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen him before.He’s a guy, early twenties, with blond hair.He said something about saving Morgan’s family.I’d already recognized the place, though, and I was trying my hardest to wake up, so I wasn’t really paying attention.Maybe I should have since Morgan is safe.”
“But you didn’t know that.You didn’t know about the roommate.You did the right thing, Cyril.Besides, since Morgan’s alive, we might get more answers.”
“Not if he’s just a necromancer like the others.That’s the only thing that matters to the killer.It’s the reason he’s killing us.”
The way Cyril was talking was correct since he was a necromancer, too, but hearing him put himself in that group made Vale angry.He was going to find this killer and stop him, be it the last thing he did.No one was allowed to hurt his boyfriend.
They shouldn’t have worried about finding the right apartment.When they reached the fourth floor, the first thing they saw was an open door a little down the hallway.When Vale peeked in, keeping Cyril behind him, he found two men sitting on the couch.One of them had an arm around the other’s shoulders and was urgently talking to him.
Both of them looked up when they heard Vale and Cyril at the door.The one talking got up, placing himself in front of the other as if protecting him.If Vale had to guess, that was the roommate.
“Who are you?”he demanded to know.
Vale glanced at Morgan.He was staring at Cyril, who was doing his best to step around Vale.He didn’t look angry or scared of Cyril, but rather, puzzled.
“I know you,” Morgan said.“But I’ve never met you before.”
Vale finally allowed Cyril to step ahead.He doubted any of the people in this room would hurt him.
“I’m Cyril.I’m like you.”
He didn’t say he was a necromancer, probably in case Morgan’s roommate didn’t know.Morgan’s expression cleared, though.“You’re a necromancer.”
“I am.”
“I felt like I knew you, but I don’t know other necromancers.”
“Are you okay?”Cyril asked, moving even closer.“I saw what happened.”
“How?You weren’t here.”
“It has to do with my ability.It’s changing, and it’s given me the means to see people die in my dreams.I was right here with you when the killer confronted you.I thought for sure you were going to die, and as soon as I woke up, I grabbed my boyfriend, and we came here.I’m glad to see I wasn’t too late.”
Morgan shook his head.“Alex saved me.He came home early.”
“And I’m never letting him out of my sight again,” Alex said.
