Zeke woke up the following morning exhausted and downright irritable.

He fought with his blankets, as he mentally reviewed the day. He was desperate to feign illness, and nap until the afternoon, but he had too many important meetings to attend. The first was with security personnel, to go over additional security measures to implement at the compound. The second was with Azia, to discuss their wedding.

It felt like a dozen butterflies had suddenly learned to fly ...