Chapter 203 — Very… Old Married Couple!

Raven

I woke to the sound of Julian’s voice some two hours later.

At first, I thought I was dreaming. His voice had been woven into my sleep so thoroughly that it felt like part of me now, but then I caught the low tension beneath his words, the clipped edge he used only when he was trying not to lose his temper.

“I already said no,” he said quietly. “I’m not coming in.”

A pause.

“I don’t care how urgent it is. I’m not leaving ...