I fish my phone from my pocket and shoot Echo a quick text.
[Violet: Made it safe. Kids settled. Everything ok on your end?]
The three dots never appear. Not even a "delivered" notification.
Signal's probably garbage out here. Or she's napping. Could be dealing with her own crew of supernaturals with big personalities and bigger egos. Wolf-Eye seems like he'd either be helpful or a handful.
Kind of like Finn, actually. Maybe they share initials for a reason.
Tucking my phone back into my pocket, I squint at the solar panel display again. The battery percentage has dipped slightly since Asher left, but we're still at a respectable 94%. Not bad for an hour of AC use. And the trailer's significantly cooler now.
Behind me, Maddox's taken over entertaining the kids. "Hey, Lily, wanna play a game with Pip?"
"What kind of game?"
"Hide-and-seek peek-a-boo, but with a twist. You shift into something small, and Pip has to find you. When she does, we all say peek-a-boo."
