Calista
I kept glancing at the clock, fifteen minutes had crawled by since the last time I looked. The day had been a slow one, and I was looking forward to going home.
Aerion was out of the office, leaving me without my usual stack of tasks. Since his friend Jack had arrived in the pack, he had been missing from the office, which in turn meant I had gone for two days without work.
The hours felt longer than ever. I tried organizing the files on my desk to pass time, but then Lisa peered over my shoulder, her eyes shining with mischief.
"How about we slip out early?" she suggested. "Aerion won’t be back today either."
I hesitated, caught between wanting to stay until my hours were up and the temptation to leave. But Lisa didn’t wait for me to decide. “Come on, Arya! We could grab a co
