Twenty-Six
“Are you moving in permanently?” Gaius asks three days later as I walk up the stairs with several boxes floating behind me. I look up, expecting to find him annoyed or confused. After all, I didn’t mention this to him before I left for Raven and Flint’s house this morning. Instead, I find him looking pleased.
“Not exactly,” I say, drawing the words out, hoping he isn’t too disappointed. “I just thought it would be nice to have some of my things here for now. You know, until I figure out what my next move is.”
“Ah, I see.”
I climb the remaining stairs, making sure to concentrate on the boxes so they don’t bump into each other. Inside my temporary bedroom, I lower them to the floor. Then I open one, take Chase’s coat out—the one he put around my shoulders after Ryn and Vi’s we
