Book Two: Chapter 158

“Those two seem to be getting along.” Mike stood at the kitchen table, looking through the back window at Yuki and Naia.

“I guess.” Beth swallowed a couple more tylenol with a glass of water. Ever since her unfreezing, she had felt like she had come down with a case of the flu. “It’ll be a road to recovery for all of us, I’m afraid.”

“How have you been feeling? Any stray thoughts?”

Beth shook her head. “Not that I can tell. I haven’t been sleeping very well, but I think it’s because I hurt so bad.” She turned to Jenny, her constant companion. The doll stuck with her now, ready to alert anyone in the house if Oliver took back over. However, she was no longer missing any time, and she hadn’t seen a trace of Oliver anywhere. “Naia checked and said that the piece of him is still attached to my soul, but it’s just sitting there, like it’s sleeping.”

“Well, hopefully, you won’t have to worry about it for long.” He sat across from her. “I was wondering if you could