Chapter 25

Chapter 25: CLARA’s POV

My phone screen was dark. Still dark. Had been dark for three days straight except for the notifications I actually didn't want.

I pressed the power button again just to make sure, watching the time flash: 6:47 PM. The battery icon mocked me at ninety-three percent. Fully charged. Fully functional. Fully silent from the one person I'd been waiting to hear from.

Kaelen hadn'