Raina remained by the window long after the second message arrived.
you look like you were enjoying yourself
The words sat on her screen like a stain she couldn't wipe away.
Outside, Pottersville looked exactly the way a Christmas postcard should look. Snow blanketed the rooftops. Colored lights glowed from neighboring houses. Somewhere in the distance, children laughed as they raced through the streets with new toys and winter coats.
Everything looked warm.
Safe.
Normal.
Yet standing there with her phone in her hand, Raina felt none of those things.
She felt watched.
The sensation settled beneath her skin and refused to leave.
For several seconds she scanned the darkness beyond the glass, searching for movement among the trees and parked cars lining the street.
Nothing.
No figure in a rabbit mask.
No suspicious vehicle.
No stranger lingering beneath a street lamppost.
Nothing at all.
Which somehow made it worse.
Because X-Reveals never seemed to need to be seen.
