Chapter 141 Let Me In

• The waves crashed in the distance, steady and slow, like the beat of a pulse the island had long before they arrived. The moon poured silver across the bed through the open windows, catching on Ellerei's bare shoulder as she sat up with her knees tucked to her chest. Knox lay behind her, propped up on an elbow, watching her in silence.
• She hadn't said much since Bishop’s call. Since the storm that had been brewing quietly in the back of her mind started inching closer again.
• Her fingers twisted the edge of the sheet.