Elise was still sleeping when Cal woke the next night. He rolled her gently to the other side of the bed kissed her forehead and got out of the bed as easily as he could. He stretched and donned a pair of sweats. He hadn’t slept well after finding out Titus had not only lied to him but had used his power to harm Elise. He made his way to the kitchen where his laptop was resting on the table. Cal sipped coffee while he booked two tickets to Rome. He was going home for the second time in a year. It annoyed the hell out of him. He only went back to Rome if he absolutely had too. Taking another long drink of coffee, he hit enter to confirm a little too hard. The button stuck. “Why not?” Cal mumbled as he popped the key back up and canceled all but two tickets. He was pouring another cup of

