15 Andrea
The next morning, I woke up in Talrun’s bed on my day off. I hadn’t felt so content in a long time. After making myself a cup of sunleaf tea, I walked downstairs to find him working with the plants.
Talrun wrapped an arm around me, a familiar feeling that now suffused me with joy. “If we have to lay low, maybe we can spend the day in the apartment.”
As much as I didn’t want to do that, I had to admit we didn’t have a choice. I couldn’t ignore all the warnings I was receiving and go gallivanting out on the town as if I was completely safe. The truth was, neither of us was safe, and we had to take precautions. Being at Talrun’s wasn’t prudent to begin with, but at least staying in was better.
“Cheer up,” he said, noticing my frown. “We can do fun stuff inside. You haven’t seen
