Day 2,405
IRIS FLOATED ON HER back, kicking along the underground river in total darkness. Cain brought his arms and legs together and kicked out again and again, doing a steady side stroke, constantly surveying the cavern for threats, fixating on the never-ending river and darkness of the cave.
Iris cut into the silence. “Do you think she still loves him?”
“Huh? What?”
“Do you think Eva still loves Jacob?”
Cain felt his face warm up and his stomach drop. “Yes, I do.”
“Maybe, she just loves Abel.”
“Maybe.”
“She loves you too, I think. Do you love her?”
“What does it matter?” Cain sputtered.
“Love matters a great deal to humans...”
“Which is why it doesn’t matter. We’re not human, are we?” Cain snapped.
“I was going to say it matters to us too. I think you know that better than
