#Chapter 53 The Calm Before the Storm

Caleb Sometime in the night Ruby had rolled over onto her side and nestled into the crook of my arm. She looked like a kitten, comfortable and at peace with the world. I had slept for a few hours after we fucked, but it was difficult to stay asleep with a woman in my arms. It wasn’t a secret to Ruby or the rest of the palace that I had shared my bed with plenty of beautiful women, but it had been years since I felt anything for any of them. Oh? Thor’s voice popped into my head, but I ignored him. I didn’t want anything to touch this night, or the pristine feeling of her body beside me, lying here in the darkness. My phone buzzed quietly on the nightstand, and I glanced down quickly at Ruby to make sure it didn’t wake her. It went off twice more before I wiggled my hand free from the blankets to reach it. There was one missed call and two messages from Joseph, all marked urgent. Caleb? Caleb, please answer. I blinked at the phone l