"Someone is coming. You should hide now." Dustin's sharp senses picked up the faint shuffle of footsteps outside the door.

The movement was quiet and deliberate. It was definitely someone skilled.

"Got it." Grace nodded and quickly gathered the Dracan essences before slipping out the window. She was gone in seconds and vanished without a trace.

Barely three seconds after she left, there was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" Dustin asked.

"It's me, Hank."

A familiar voice called from the o