Chapter 15

June 27^th

Ella’s point of view

The next afternoon, I finally heard from Milly. She texted me for the first time in weeks, obviously on Max’s instruction, asking me around for coffee.

I left the kids with Leo and headed straight for the base. She lived in a cottage a few blocks from the hospital. Nothing could persuade her to live any further from work.

Sat on the porch, facing out onto the street, was Allison. She sat with her white bunny in her lap, stroking and cooing it as it nibbled on a carrot.

“Afternoon, Luna,” she said as I jogged to her.

The sun shone, illuminating her pale blue eyes as she smiled widely.

“Hey, Allison,” I said before turning my attention to the bunny, “Hello Claude.”

As I petted Claude, Allison’s eyes drifted out to the streets. Mateo was across the road with Annelise, his mate. She had grabbed his cap from his head and he was wrapping h