That evening, Arianna didn't go to her room. She waited in the sitting room watching movies. Eli had gone to bed and she also would have, but decided to linger, perhaps Jace would arrive early and meet her awake.

Jace rounded off his work and came home straight. He wants to meet Arianna awake and talk with her a little. When he got home, the light in the sitting room was on and he smiled, was she awake?

He got in and met her seated, watching movies. He paused ...