Chapter 256

　　"Open the door, Iris."

　　The voice drilled through my heavy sleep.

　　I sat up fast.

　　The sheets tangled around my bare ankles.

　　Bright morning sun cut through the window glass.

　　The light hit the floorboards like a blade.

　　"Who is it?" I called out.

　　My throat felt raw.

　　"It is me," the voic...