Though her body was fully sated and wanted nothing more than rest, Callie was plagued by her disturbing thoughts. She found it impossible to sleep.

Certain that Vin wouldn’t wake, Callie slowly and carefully got out of bed to get dressed. Silently, she picked up the food tray from earlier and tip-toed out of Vin’s room.

Downstairs, Callie spotted Ella, with a few other women, folding extra clothes and bedding.

“Hey, anything I can help with?”

Ella looked up from where she was folding a shirt, her eyebrows shooting up in surprise.

“Well, that took a while,” Ella remarked, a knowing smile gracing her face. Callie had no idea how...