[Circle of Sirens] - closed to Caden

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She goes to his place without calling, without thinking.

Les is gone, which doesn't make any sense. In a place like this where half the town has some kind of magical ability, where Les has powers she doesn't even know about, it doesn't make a goddamn bit of sense that he's missing. It seems inherently wrong and absurd and she thinks about calling Coop because she knows he and Les are friends, too, but when she finds she has her phone in her hands, she's not sure what to say.

He hadn't shown up for his plans with Corrine. He's not at home. He's certainly not at her place. No one can reach him, he isn't answering his calls or his texts. His front door had been left open. He's nowhere to be found and it doesn't make any sense.

She's on Caden's porch without knowing how she got there and she's banging on the front door and she's furious with herself because this behaviour is ridiculous. She isn't like this. She doesn't worry or overreact.

Les is probably fine.

Except no one knows where he is and what she's feeling is definitely worry. Because not that long ago, it had been her fault he'd been hurt. Not that long ago, she's the reason his safety had been threatened and now she can't help but wonder if it's her fault again.

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Caden is having such an intense staring match with the blinking cursor on his laptop screen that it takes him a second to register that the sudden loud sound is someone banging on his door. He gets up with a furrowed brow and stretches his arms over his head as he goes to answer it.

He's not expecting to find April to be the source of the commotion. She looks distressed and that's not something he's seen from her. Even on the night of the blackout when she was stuck on the beach, she had seemed a little anxious but mostly calm. This is something else entirely. Something's not right.

"April, what's going on?" He reaches out to pull her in for a hug because he isn't sure what else to do in that moment, and he wants to comfort her. He rubs her back and kisses the top of her head before pulling back to lead her into the house. The door shuts behind them and he puts his hands on her shoulders, thumbing at her collarbones as he looks at her with concern. "Talk to me."