Chapter 4: Sixty-Nine Degrees

Eli receives a cohabitation contract with subsections and bullet points, and the two settle into a routine of parallel living punctuated by a passive-aggressive thermostat war that silently resolves at sixty-nine degrees. Late that night, he finds Margot on the porch, rattled by something on her phone she won't explain. He's starting to care about this stranger's hidden burden — the first thing he's cared about since Captain.Close Enough — Book 1 of The Dolores Effect, by Elena Cross.New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Follow The Dolores Effect on Spotify.