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

the cheek as I pluck a piece of

Zoe," Macey says with

without question or consequence.You girls are my family, always have been always will be.And Taylor

smile sadly feeling the same way

to declare her love or show her emotions.She gives me a quick

love you," she

sure everything is okay?"

I am fine.I will see you later," she

another bite of my toast, I shake my head at her strange behavior.I would be sitting her down when she gets home and finding out

Tatum later and tell him to

boring as every other day I spent in

dragging myself out o f the shower that I would make something

strange concoction.I slip my

yet, which

Dad were usually

wasn’t going to ring him and snitch on them; I was enjoying the peace and quiet.I didn’t feel like being stared at

to the living room, however, the devil himself calls, his ringtone blaring loudly from

to the room, puffing and panting as I barely make it to my phone before

dresser, I put it to

"Hello?" I rasp out.

"Hey, just checking in,"

bed, my lower back was killing from the fast pace, I made

"Everly?" Valen asks.

phone," I

miss and internally groan, knowing

be a little while longer.I am just

can find out what is going on with Macey.She was odd this morning.Did she say anything

said he hasn’t seen her since their argument," Valen

"Why?" Valen asks.

him today is all.How was

and—" I pull the phone away

knocking on the

need to speak to him, so can you put

isn’t here, he left this morning, hasn’t been back,"

him this morning after the school run. He said he was on his

knocking got louder and I drag myself back down the

feel my feet get

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