Chapter 316

Conrad paused for a beat, then picked up her delicate, boneless hand and kissed it softly. "Yeah." Calliope thought for a second before asking, "Is Rosemary trying to mess with you again?" Conrad's grip on her arm tightened a little. "This time, it's not about me. It's about you and your mom." Calliope sat up straight in his arms. "But if she's targeting us, that shouldn't be connected to the military... Unless this has something to do with the people backing her?" Conrad looked at her bright, clear eyes and nodded slowly. He hadn't expected her to figure out that much just from a few hints. Her mind raced. A darker possibility hit her. "Then the people behind her... could they be the same ones the military wants to take down-mmph!" Before she could finish, he cut her off with a kiss. It was brief-barely a brush-and he pulled away. "Just keep it in your head," he said in a low voice. "Don't say it out loud." Calliope was stunned. She suddenly remembered the situation from last time at