Harri called Cal’s cell only to be sent to voice mail…again. “Damn, Gaius. Answer your damned phone.” She threw her phone on the table and stared out the kitchen window. What was happening? He should have called her by then. It’d been two days, the Bleeding shouldn’t have taken that long. Elise would have slept for at most two days and nights. No one had ever had slept longer.
Her phone rang and she answered it without looking, “Gaius, why the hell haven’t you…”
“…Harriett?”
Narmer’s deep voice shocked her. “Narmer?”
“Yes, love. I was calling to find out if you’ve heard from Gaius. But obviously, not.”
“I’m worried. He was supposed to Bleed Elise two days ago and then call me when she woke.”
“Harriett…”
“Why are you calling me Harriett?” He'd only ever called her Harriett when he wa
