Echelon: Chapters 18-20
A shattered plate, a sleepless night, and a conversation that would change everything.
Chapter 18 Kate slept upstairs while Michael tiptoed through the kitchen. It was dark except for the harsh glow of the microwave clock, which read 3:12. He cracked open the refrigerator door and squinted into the white light. He wasn't hungry, not really. He just couldn't sleep and was tired of lying in bed trying to force himself. Michael couldn't shake the image of Kate's body tensing in the dark, the way her breath had...