#Chapter 55: Pillow Fight

Elara

Zev’s little hand tugged at my fingers, his eyes wide.

“Please, Elara, can’t you stay? Just this once?”

I sighed, glancing over at Draken, who looked equally caught off guard by his son’s sudden enthusiasm. A sleepover? Seriously? On a Monday, no less?

“Zev, I have work in the morning,” I tried to explain, not wanting to upset him. “I really should be getting home…”

But Zev just looked up at