Chapter 32 Shadows Stirring

• Julian woke before dawn, his phone buzzing like a warning bell on the nightstand.
• He groaned, squinting against the light of the screen. Amara. Of course. Only she would call before sunrise and expect him not to answer like a normal person who slept. He slipped quietly from bed, careful not to wake Clara, and padded into the hallway shirtless and barefoot.
• He swiped to answer. “You’re aware it’s six in the morning, right?”