Chloe's Point of View
I can’t sleep. I have been tossing and turning all night long. I am currently lying on my side, staring at the shadows on the wall, listening to the slow, even breaths of Sky and Maya on their mattresses nearby.
The house is quiet, but my mind isn’t. It hasn’t been since earlier today, since I saw him.
Zayde...
Even his name in my head makes something flutter in my chest. The way he looked at me… the way I still felt the bond, like static on my skin, like a whisper in my bones when he touched me, but I can’t think about that. I won’t.
I let out a huff and roll back onto my back. I close my eyes tightly, hoping that I can force myself to sleep.
But the more I try to force it, the less it feels like it is working. I let out a frustrated sigh as I open my eyes an
