chapter 64

Everly Four Years Later “I don’t like it,” Valen growls, pacing the living room. I sigh, trying to work through the backlog of paperwork I’ve been avoiding. If he paces any more, I’ll need to replace the damn carpet. Valen stops next to the coffee table. “Do you hear it? Does it not bother you?” he demands. I raise an eyebrow and shake my head, turning back to the paperwork resting on my lap until my pen suddenly disappears from my hand. Annoyed, I huff, pinning him with a glare. “Can you hear it? It’s driving me damn insane!” “Hear what?” I ask, shaking my head and holding my hand out expectantly for my pen. “Exactly!” Valen hisses, passing my pen back. “It’s so quiet,” he mutters to himself. I roll my eyes. Is he seriously still carrying on over this? “Yep, it’s great! I can now scratch my ass without one of them being up it.” Valen glares at me. “I’m going to get them.” He snatches up his keys, and I groan and rest my head back on the couch. “They have been at school for not even tw