She was reluctant to step into the flat’s empty darkness first. She gave that honor to Forest, who instantly reached for the light switch. “The electricity’s off,” he mumbled.
Well, yeah—nobody's been there to pay the fricking bills. 🙄
Realistically, they shouldn't have a place to go back to. They don't own the flat, and the land-lord would have leased it out to someone else when the Winnows stopped paying rent. Or did Iris pay months in advance? That was probably mentioned, but I can't remember.
