116 | "Why are you so panicked?"

Willow was still trying to think of a plan to rid herself of the stubborn Dan, who lay on her bed like a persistent octopus, when she heard a loud commotion downstairs. With her eyebrows raised, she shot Dan one last look before growling out a threat.

“Do. Not. Move.”

He tilted his head towards her, his eyes closed as the corner of his lips tipped up. “Where else would I go?”

Willow didn’t bother with a reply. Instead, she walked over to the door and opened it slightly. She could hear the commotion a little clearer now, but not enough to discern what was going on. She decided to throw caution to the wind and opened the door wide, opting to investigate what was happening downstairs. She walked out and crept down the hallway.

It didn’t take her long to reach the stairs and witness the source of the commotion herself.

Her entire family had woken up and was now in the living room, arguing and bickering with the older woman who had no right to be there in the middle of the night.

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