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CHAPTER 09: GREY MORNINGS, EMPTY BELLIES

Author: NIQ
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-15 22:46:32

VELERA’S POV

Rain pelted the roof of the car as I stirred awake, a dull ache settling in my joints from another night curled in the cramped backseat. The air was damp, the kind of chill that seeped into your bones, and when I cracked my eyes open, I could barely make out the grey smear of morning through the foggy windows. Outside, water fell in sheets. I groaned softly and rubbed at my eyes. It was too early, but time didn’t work the same when you lived out of a car. Every morning came with a list of tasks just to stay clean and fed, and the rain only made things harder.

Shifting to sit up, I reached behind the seat, groping blindly for my umbrella. My fingers brushed against the cold metal handle, and I pulled it free. I shoved my feet into my shoes, their soles already worn thin, then leaned over and checked on Kael. He was still asleep, bundled in his blanket, his tiny chest rising and falling with soft, snuffling breaths. I adjusted the edge of the fabric to make sure he stayed w
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