Chapter 57: Just say goodbye.

STANDING ON THE treehouse rooftop, Nigel waited for Pete to start their day of training. Every moment that passed felt like they were inching closer to Pete quitting. It wasn’t so much that the royal lost day after day—it was more that the alien simply didn’t look healthy.

Behind him, he heard Pete’s familiar, somewhat dragging steps climbing onto the roof and the soft thud of the bloke standing nearby. Nigel turned, his gaze sharp, eyeing ...