CainI’ve never been a patient person. In my world, if you want something, you just take it—you buy it, you demand it, or you use the family name to flatten whatever is standing in your way. But with Eli, I knew that wouldn't work. He was like a stray cat: one wrong move, one flash of the Calloway teeth, and he’d be gone, spitting and scratching, never to be seen again.So, I spent the week being everywhere and nowhere at once.I found out his schedule without asking. I knew when he hit the gym, which corner of the dining hall he preferred, and exactly which floor of the library had the "good" outlets for his laptop. I didn't pounce, I just... existed in his vicinity. I’d offer a nod in the hallway or hold a door open without making a big deal out of it. I was wearing him down by being the most reasonable person he’d ever met.By Thursday, the prickle in his shoulders when I walked in had started to fade. He was expecting me now.That evening, I found him in The Inkwell, a tiny, hole-i
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