Chapter 107

Griffin's POV

There was already a car waiting to take me for my daily duties packed outside the palace gate, but I didn't want that. I got in my car and zoomed out of the palace, leaving behind a trail of smoke. 

My drive to Caleb's place was short, I was surprised to see his gate opened and his front door ajar. My senses were immediately tinged, and I brought out my gun after parking. 

There was smoke everywhere when I got in, I could taste burnt bacon in the pungent smell. 

“Caleb?” I called out. 

“Ashley?” I called out, thinking that maybe they were upstairs doing relationship stuff. There was no reply, so I turned off the gas and headed upstairs, gun drawn out. 

“Caleb? Ashley?” I called out again. I pushed open their bedroom door and checked inside, seeing that the smoke wasn't so thick here. I could see that there was no one inside. When I turned to go downstairs, my eyes caught a figure on the floor