He slid his finger across the screen, and before he said anything, he heard Madeline saying in a domineering and overbearing voice, “Ryan, I want to see you.”

“Now?” Ryan looked at the time and saw that it was two in the morning.

“Yes, now. I want to see you.” Madeline’s tone was firm.

Ryan was curious, so he agreed. “Where are you? I’ll pick you up.”

“No, I’ll go to you.”

Ryan felt that this was getting more and more interesting. He said profoundly, “Come to our room, then. I’ll wait for y