Chapter 36

Thorn looked at his wife's cellphone, which was buzzing on the table. He was putting away the food he and his wife had eaten when it rang. When he saw who it was, he immediately answered the call.

"Hey, Zehannah. It's Thorn, he said.

"Oh." Zehannah sounded surprised, then she asked, "Where is Cass? Is he still there?"

Thorn winced. "Oh, about that..."

"What? He won't come in? Today is kind of important."

Thorn messed with his hair before taking a deep breath and leaning on the sink. "She's sleeping."

"Huh? Why? When did that one wake up late? She hated being late, Zehannah commented when her question was focused on him. "You didn't do anything to her, did you?"

Thorn winced. "Umm..."

Zehannah sighed at Thorn's reluctance to answer her question. "Fine. I won't ask anymore. I'm sure that dense woman will tell me an