A Team of Two

Cal's POV

The heavy, squelching sound of Gaelen’s wet steps echoed through the stairwell as he carried me up. My head hung over his broad shoulder, my eyes staring down at the thick black mud dripping from his bare legs onto the polished floor. The scent of damp earth, forest ash, and cheap tobacco clung to him like a second skin. He didn't say a word. He just kept walking, his arm locked tight a