Lucien opened the door to his home and stepped into the room. He was expecting his daughter to throw herself at him like he was used to her doing. She did not.
Where is she? He wondered as he stepped into the empty room.
The room was unusually quiet.
"Maybe Star and Aurora are in the art room or in Rorie's playroom," he said to himself even as an unsettling feeling began crawling up on him.
He did not give it any more thought and proceeded to go upstairs. His footsteps echoed in the hallway, amplifying his sense of unease. He had this odd feeling that there was something missing in the house. His legs took him to his office. He opened the door and stepped in. He dropped his bag on the couch and removed his suit jacket as he went out the room again. He went to his room and dropped the jacket onto the bed.
