Chapter 5
One thing Alex hadn’t counted on when they joined the Council was Etan deciding to move a few months later.
Everyone on the Council lived in town, either in a few scattered houses or in brick apartment buildings built well over a hundred years ago. All of them within walking distance of each other, the cannery, and the town hall.
That all made perfect sense to Alex, and he couldn’t think of a real reason for arguing about it. The apartment was lovely, for one thing.
One floor up from Iris and Gena, a few blocks from Etan’s mother Laura. A bright, sprawling space, with gleaming original wood floors and window seats, and a big, well-designed kitchen.
Four bedrooms seemed like far more space than they’d ever need, but Alex wasn’t bothered by that. He knew in his heart, as stron
