That night, Calix had been with Charles and was waiting outside the clinic. He helped Charles to dispose of the box and scrub the bloodstains from the terrace and the stairway.
Charles instructed Calix to bring Lyra and Felix to keep the clinic under surveillance. Since Benjamin lived in the outskirts, there weren't many people to ask about suspicious figures passing through. Calix understood the doctor's background and the urgency of the situation, and hurried off to gather the others.
When Charles finally returned inside, he found Benjamin already asleep. Throughout the night, Benjamin tossed and turned in his sleep. Charles attempted to soothe him by releasing his pheromones and holding him close, but after an hour of restful sleep, Benjamin's nightmares took over again. Watching the man he loved suffer so deeply, both in his waking hours and in his sleep, Charles felt a deep ache in his heart.
