Chapter Forty-Six

The first light of dawn met Rome already awake in bed.

After blankly staring at the ceiling for a while, his ringtone drew his attention from the chandelier and onto his phone. 

Then he threw the sheet off him and sat up, resting his feet on the cold tiles before picking up his phone from the nightstand.

Afterward, he headed into the bathroom, drew his pattern, unlocked the screen, and answered the call.

“Good morning, young Ford.” Derek's voice flowed from the speaker.

“What is it, Mr. Brown?” Rome asked with his focus on his reflection in the mirror.

“I just want you to know that a member of the Darklight gang has got released, and we will be visiting the Barlow mansion this morning.”

“Thanks for the heads up.” 

“My pleasure.”

After canceling the call, he walked back into the room, stared at Catherine, sleeping peacefully, and thought, ‘Today is not going to be pretty. I hope you can handle it.’