Everly POV 

Something was going on with Macey and Kalen.

They had been joined at each other's hip for the last two days.

And it was always the same excuse, too.

They were dealing with the hotel renovations.

Yet as Kalen left this morning, I couldn't help but wonder because of the way Macey hung up abruptly on whomever she was talking to when I came out to make something to eat.

"Where are the kids?" I ask her as she starts packing belongings into her bag and why was she so dressed up? 

"Kalen and John dropped them to school," she answers with a shrug, trying to push me back toward the room.

"Go lay down, you’re on bed rest.I will bring your breakfast in."

"And Valen?" I ask her not hearing him get up this morning, usually he wakes me.

"Ah something about meeting the council elders with Marcus before they pick up Zoe," Macey answers as she shuffles me down the hall to my room.

Their constant fussing was driving me insane.

"Zoe is coming home?" I ask, feeling relieved.

She could have come home yesterday, but they kept her a n extra night so she could meet with a councilor this morning.

"Yep, and I think everyone is moving to the main packhouse today.Valen said something about organizing it," Macey says as I climb back into bed.

I stare at her as I pull my blankets back up and notice she is all dressed up, which I thought was odd.She was even wearing makeup.

"Where are you going? To see Tatum?" I ask her.

She chews her lip.

"Um, yeah, I was going to try to patch things up with him.Hopefully, he is in a better mood today." she says, yet her jitteriness made me nervous.

I couldn't explain why I felt that way but she seemed off.

She had for the last two days and with everything going on, it was understandable, but for her to suddenly hang around Kalen and my father? Two men, who for years she despised and now it was like they were all best buddies, it had me rattled.

She walks off, returning with a tray of tea and toast.

"Sorry, Valen," she sighs.

for her to leave my own coffee so she didn't get in

leans down and gives me a kiss on the cheek as I pluck a piece

Zoe," Macey says with a shake

question or consequence.You girls are my family, always have been always will be.And Taylor and I wouldn't be where we are if it wasn't

furrow in confusion and I smile sadly feeling the

her love or show her emotions.She gives me

you," she

is okay?"

see you later," she says, then

my head at her strange behavior.I would be sitting her down when she gets

to pull his

day was as boring as

I was starving again and decided after dragging myself out o f the shower that I would make something to eat.I was

the thought of devouring the strange concoction.I slip my robe on, deciding against clothes, knowing I would be

yet, which

or Dad were

and snitch on them; I was enjoying the

room, however, the devil himself

panting as I barely

it off the dresser, I

"Hello?" I rasp out.

"Hey, just checking in,"

sit on the edge of the bed, my lower back was

"Everly?" Valen asks.

to race to the phone," I tell him while tugging the towel that

the door but miss and internally groan, knowing I

a little while longer.I am just visiting

what is going on with Macey.She was odd this morning.Did she say anything to Tatum?" I hear Valen ask Tatum

seen her since their argument," Valen tells me, making my

"Why?" Valen asks.

was visiting him today is all.How was the council

cancelled last minute, and—" I pull the phone away from my

a second, someone is knocking on the

I need to speak to him, so can

isn’t here, he left this morning, hasn’t been back," I tell him, wandering down the

I spoke to him this morning after the school run. He said he was on

have got distracted," I tell him as the knocking got louder

when I feel my feet get wet as I step into the

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