Chapter 31: Arranging A PlayDate

XENOIS

The sound of my phone buzzing against the kitchen counter pulled me from my thoughts as I watched Ollie pick at his breakfast.

He didn't seem happy at all. Even when he had been given a day off to rest from school.

He'd been quieter than usual since yesterday's incident at the hospital, and the bandage wrapped around his small hand served as a constant reminder that I had failed to protect him.

I took a look at the caller ID and felt my chest tighten with something that I couldn't explain.

It was Sophia.

"Hello?" I answered, stepping away from the dining table...