Chapter FifteenTHE QUIET THAT FELL over our tribe with the heat season became daunting after Cristian left. I could understand why nothing had happened during those s*x-driven weeks. But now? It felt too quiet, too peaceful. A month or so of intense f*****g was not enough for our enemies to change their ways and abandon their plans.
I kept wondering when they’d hit. Who their next target would be. The silence on all fronts drove me insane. No intel, no movement. Nothing.
Talking to Cristian was the only distraction I allowed myself. Missing him was visceral, like my body was going into withdrawal now that I couldn’t touch him, see him whenever I wanted. We texted all the time, and called whenever we had more than a few spare seconds.
“If it stays quiet and it’s not just a ruse, I can co
