Ellie
“Please wake up pretty girl. Please don’t leave me for days again.” Warm sparks trail over my cheek and I turn my face more into them. The anguish in his voice has me reaching for him as I open my eyes.
“Riley….”
“Ellie! f**k you scared me. Don’t do that again!” He leans down kissing me like I’m going to vanish.
“What happened?”
“You froze our guests and Aira says you stopped the explosion that was supposed to emanate from that package. Then you collapsed four hours ago. Stanton and Jessica are in the dungeon.” He leans his forehead to mine.
I’m sitting in a huge living room I don’t recognize. “Where am I?”
“Mom and Dad’s place. Look around.” I do and see them all watching me. I move to sit up and he pushes me back down. “No, you need to rest Ellie.”
“I’m ok. I want to sit
