Helena's observation sent a chilling observation through me. If the phone was ringing, it meant the battery wasn't dead. If the battery wasn't dead, someone was plugging it in.
The possibility of knowing the only one who could pull this off made my stomach churn. I nearly let out a groan before restraining myself. I had a guest to whom seeing me in my best self was paramount, as I needed to show Elowen that I could be the stability in her burning world— or at least, I strived to be.
"The snake in the garden," Liric hissed, his mental claws scraping against my consciousness. "She didn't just take our bed, Jarek. She took our ears. She's been listening to the doe cry for three months and saying nothing."
