Chapter 15The days following Kalifa’s funeral carried on for Adam in a blur. He forgot to eat, change his clothes, and stayed in bed unless someone asked for something. But the rest of the group stayed away.
Even Katherine backed off, giving them a bit of a reprieve as they adjusted to life without one of their own. But, for Adam, the mourning process was a lonely affair. He sat in his room, in the dark, in the quiet, drinking and dwelling.
In the meanwhile, his overactive imagination spun into overdrive, reminding him of the ways Ian might cope. The never-ending parade of men he would be going through, one after the other. All while, Adam pined for him, lovesick and foolish, hating him but needing him more.
Adam tossed and turned, the room too hot and stuffy, leaving him unable to slee
