73 - Council

Kylar vanishes for a moment and I stand, watching the children from the adjoining room. He returns after checking the lock on the entrance door and comes through their room, seeing the door out to the suite corridor is also closed. All that’s left is the adjoining door between the bedroom.

I’ve turned off the main light, leaving the soft glow from the lamps either side of the bed. I feel better, so much more alive now that I’ve had a bath and washed my hair. I’m grateful for the simple pajamas but after the heat from my shower is wearing off, I start to shiver again.

I back up as Kylar steps into the room, dropping down to sit on the bed. He hasn’t taken his eyes off me, not since he started walking back in my direction. I feel my heart racing once more and I know that my body can’t take this stress. The emotional rollercoaster that we’ve been on over the last few days, it’s too much.

He stops walking, resting his hands on his hips as he looks me over.

‘Did you find everything