I was nervous all throughout class and my instructors noticed, especially my father.
“Ajax,” he called at the end of his human anatomy class.
I jogged up to him, wanting to go check on Emmi. “What’s up, Dad?” It’s still weird to call someone dad, but I like it. Apparently, he does too because he smiles at me before answering.
“Why don’t you tell me? You were very distracted in class today. That’s not like you.’
“Sorry. Emmi’s working with Tana this morning and I’m anxious to make sure she’s okay.”
He raises an eyebrow at me, wrapping an arm around my shoulder as we walk back toward the big house. “You don’t trust Tana?”
“No, I do, it’s just ...” I huff out a sigh. “I do. But Emmi is struggling with connecting to Phoenix and the fire seems to be biggest issue.”
“Then I’d say a fire d
