Synopsis

The apartment felt instantly wrong. Not overtly menacing, but with a subtle wrongness that prickled at the back of my neck. I’d accepted the temporary housing with a shrug, eager to focus on the conference looming ahead. Now, standing in the doorway, the air seemed thick with an unspoken challenge. Then I saw her. She wasn't just a cat; she was a creature sculpted from shadow and disdain. Emerald eyes, narrowed to slits, assessed me with undisguised contempt. A ripple of black fur, sleek