I couldn't remember the last time I slept for more than twenty minutes in a row. Haze was always hungry. He cried the second I tried to set him down, so I didn't. Felt like I was feeding him around the clock.
My arms ached. My back throbbed. I won't even mention how my breasts felt. But I stayed right there, trying to keep him steady. He latched and drank like he hadn't been fed in hours, even though I never stopped.
Like him, I was always hungry now. Constantly. Every few minutes I felt hollowed out again. I didn't want to ask if that meant something was being taken from Corey.
Shade sat nearby, watching. Silent for a while. Then, quietly, he stood and brought over a plate. Sliced fruit. Buttered bread. Something hot in a small bowl. He set it on the table beside me and dragged his c
