Finally.
Eli heard Sully’s breathing and slight snoring. Earlier he’d heard Josh’s familiar snoring pattern.
How very similar both Micha and Josh snored.
Eli tightly laced his moccasins and slowly left the room, making sure that the door closed without a sound. He took the exit via the staircase. The doorman who was helping a family with their luggage barely noticed him.
The bright lights of cars moved in front of Eli. He knew that to get away from the city he would have to do something that he’d only tried once or twice before with humans around. He retreated to the back alley between his hotel and the next building and looked for a way up. He noticed a commercial-sized garbage dumpster and a small fire escape in the adjoining building above it. Eli hopped on top of it then climbed th
