Eralia’s POV
What do you want to do with your life Eralia?
I blink in surprise the question hanging heavily in the air between us like a physical weight. ‘Umm . . . well I need to get my GED,’ I reply slowly. ‘Then I need to find a full time job. Probably in an office or a retail store, something like that . . .’
Callan holds up a hand, his steady gaze stopping me mid-sentence. ‘I didn’t ask you what you need to do’ he chastises me gently, ‘you already know that, what I want to know is what do you want to do.’
‘What do I want to do?’ I repeat blankly.
The ex-Soldier nods, leaning back slightly, eyeing me. ‘I doubt you dreamed as a child of being my wife’s part time assistant in the bakery for life or filing paperwork every day in an office’ he says. ‘You must have had a thought, a pas
