Chapter 17 WHAT IS TO COME

—Kaden — When the phone rang this time, I woke up. I took it from the nightstand and gave it straight to Elaeya without looking at it. I was lying on my side with her nested in my arms, her face pressed against my chest. I could have slept a few more hours, at least. When she answered, the tone of her voice said pretty much the same thing. She didn’t move away from me. She just put the phone against her ear. I could feel her breath through my shirt. I just took a long pull of her...