-Elijah-
I took the stairs two at a time, and when I finally reached the floor where Hunter’s office was located, I noticed the door was open. Hunter sat behind his desk, clearly waiting for me. He looked up and smiled as I entered.
“How was the visit to your uncle’s place?” he asked.
“Good.”
“Good?”
“It was… good, yes,” I replied, my mind still reeling from everything that had happened today. Archer and my cousin… my cousin! The one I barely knew! It was all too much to process, and now I had this meeting with Hunter and Cross looming over me. All I wanted was to be with Angela, to kiss her, to feel her close.
“Go see her before we leave. You clearly won’t be of any help if you don’t,” Hunter suggested.
He had noticed how I was shifting my weight back and forth, unable to stand sti
