Chapter Thirty-One
“Lanni.”
I tried to pull myself out of the depths of sleep.
“Lanni.” A warm hand touched my shoulder. “Lanni, if you don’t want anyone to see me leaving, I should go now.”
I opened my eyes to find Walsh kneeling beside the bed.
“What time is it?” I whispered.
“Too damn early.” Walsh grinned. “I’ll get into the trees and keep watching from there. I just didn’t want you to wake up to find me gone.”
“Thanks.” I eased my arm out from under Mari’s head.
“Do you want me to conveniently bump into you to walk to school together, or just creep behind?”
“Be a creeper. Gideon said he’d bring me information this morning. I don’t want you to scare him off.”
“Smart.” Walsh went to the window as I slipped out of bed, trying not to wake Mari.
He pushed the window open and pla
