A Shadow at the Mall

Cal’s POV

I push open the bathroom door, the warm steam from my shower trailing out into the bedroom behind me. Gaelen sits in the lounge area, his attention loosely focused on the television. The second the door latch clicks, he stands up. He turns around, and all movement simply stops.

He freezes in place. His eyes sweep over me, taking in the clean, sparkling silver hair falling over my shoul