Page 72 of The Wild Moon
He nodded.
“From what?”
More silence, but I swear the depths of his eyes grew a little bluer. Not that I knew what that meant.
“Is the danger getting worse?”
He nodded.
“What can I do?” I asked.
“Nothing,” he said without hesitation.
“You sure know how to make a gal feel helpful. So, if I can’t help, then why am I here?”
“I don’t know,” he said, shaking his oversized head, sending his hair flying.
“Some scholar you are,” I muttered.
“We must go,” he said.
We? That was a new one. Since when had I been included in his calculations?
“Go where?”
Mr. Mysterious looked away, back the way we came, and his face tightened visibly, tugging at his features. He was worried.
“We’ve been here too long. We must go. Come.”
He reached out to grab me and–
My eyes flew open, and I sat up with a start, breathing heavily.
I was back in normal land. In my tent. My head whipped around sharply enough to give me a cramp as I heard sounds. But it was only Aaron, sleeping soundly next to me.
How the hell did I get back in here? Did Aaron bring me to bed? What happened to me?
Questions filled my brain, but even as I tried to reach out toward Aaron, to shake him awake, sleep rose up like a giant blanket, drawing me down. I yawned, my eyes drooping heavily.
No. I wasn’t going to let this happen. I had questions! What had happened to me? What about the rest of his team? Were they back? Where had they gone!
I had just enough energy to search out my Soulbond. It was pulsing inside me. Still there. Johnathan was alive, but the drumming was weaker.
Driven off. They must have driven him off…
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Iawoke with a start.
The tent was empty. I started to scramble out of it when I realized I was only wearing underwear.
Pause.
Forcing myself to slow down, I got fully dressed,thenI exited the tent, standing up slowly, taking everything in.
The team was all around, doing their usual morning routines.
Fred was sitting off by himself, silent, contemplating, sipping a cup of coffee while he pondered life, the universe, and everything in between. As usual, Alexi was already packed and looked like he was eager to get started.
