Chapter 192

Silvia The morning dawned crisp and clear, but the knot in my stomach had only tightened overnight. I barely slept, tossing and turning while Keal paced restlessly inside me, her agitation mirroring my own. The waves hit the shore outside our window, but they didn't calm me. Sherman found me on the balcony at dawn, wrapped in a blanket and clutching my phone. " Still nothing ? " he asked, his voice rough with sleep as he stepped beside me. I shook my head. " I need to go back to Cary. Today. " He just nodded, his blue eyes steady in the early morning light. " I'll pack our things. " He pressed a kiss to my temple, his scent enveloping me briefly. " We'll be on the road in an hour. " True to his word, we were loaded up and on the highway before Orion had fully woken up. Our son curled in the back seat with his stuffed wolf, murmuring sleepy questions about why we were leaving early. " Your Uncle Noah needs us, " I said. The roads stretched endlessly before us. Sherman drove with one han