Chương 100: Chapter 100: Missing Apollo

My grandmother waved at me from her seat next to Simon. I was surprised he let her anywhere near his computers, he was so touchy about them. But Gram perched on a chair so close she almost brushed legs with him and I wondered if she even gave him a choice.

The house above was quiet, Nona locked away in her trailer. I took the silence of her magic to mean she didn't want to be disturbed. It felt odd here without Apollo, though Owen's quiet presence at least filled in some of the void.

Sass jumped down from my arms and trotted to Gram, leaping up to her lap. Simon scowled at him, flicking flying fingers in the cat's direction before going back to his endless typing.

"Cat hair," my tech groused.

"Bite me," Sass said with enough sweetness to make my teeth ache.

Gram's evil laugh told me she'd won a similar argument and I finally found I could smile again.