2.21 Enough (1)

Chloe POV

Everything was silent. Everything was still. The lights had been off for so long, and the room was completely black. We’ve been stuck in this room with roller shutters blocking the windows and doors since yesterday. I was curled up in the center of the bed, hugging a pillow to my chest, pretending to be asleep to avoid more awkward conversation with Lenny.

The first few hours in here were tense. He was unable to tell me what exactly was going on, but I think he felt the need to fill the silence with any other random topic of conversation. He would slip into his native tongue often, which he only does when he is nervous. That made my mood worse with the tension of the situation, so I said I was going to bed and have been faking it ever since.

I'm an expert at faking being asleep. I had a year of practice when I was mated to Cameron. I've mastered the art of keeping up the facade.

According to the clock on the nightstand, it’s now four in the morning, and my mates have yet to