New Perspectives

**Draken POV**

“Don’t call her that,” I lash out at Gael, my voice dropping into a sharp, dangerous warning. I snatch the ringing phone from his hand. “She is not my girlfriend.”

Gael holds his hands up in a mock surrender, stepping back against the stark white hospital wall. He has been acting strange lately, clearly thrown by this whole situation with Elara. I glance down at the flashing scree