Rue clutched the egg to her chest. It was on the verge of hatching and Nepo had forced her to go to Dane's office, claiming he'd check with Dane after work.
She pursued her lips. She hadn’t expected to keep this egg, but Nepo had caught her hiding it and she’d had to come up with an excuse on the spot. He even went so far as to inform anyone he worked for that he’d be taking a couple months off. So home has felt so smothering with him there.
She was fully capable of taking...
