Chapter107:

Waking up to an empty bed didn’t surprise Kit too much, though it did disappoint her. She had a feeling Eli wouldn’t be there when she awoke. Unlike the other Representatives, he usually wasn’t. She knew it was because his duties had never allowed him to sleep much, and by the time she awoke, he was usually hours into fulfilling whatever tasks needed to be done in order to ensure her safety. Still, this particular morning, finding the other side of the bed empty alarmed her, and Kit had a sinking feeling in her stomach that something was the matter before her feet even hit the floor. Kit gathered her discarded clothing from the night before and put it on thoughtlessly before she headed back down the hallway to her regular chambers. The hall was mostly empty, save the two guards who walked along with her in silence. She looked into their eyes to see if either of them might give away a secret, something awful that might’ve happened while Kit slept, but neither of them looked particularly