After almost two weeks, the attacks on Summer had finally ceased. Caleb sat on the couch of his office with his head laid back and his eyes closed. A drink in his hand as his only companion. He was tired. During his time back home, he had barely gotten any rest.
There was little time for sleep, whether it was planning for attacks, maneuvering rescue and repair teams around active battles, or even just handling the basic goings-on of his people. The precious few hours he did get were filled with dreams.
Dreams that refreshed him until he was awake long enough to remember they were only dreams and could never be reality.
He missed her so much that it hurt.
He would return to Winter in two days, and he would see her again. Though Caleb knew and accepted that these were likely to be the last times they would share. Ashleigh had made her choice clear. She wanted to be married and mated to Granger.
