As Cassian turns the car around and heads back into town, I stare out the window into the night, remembering the awful car ride I took over a month ago when we left the pride. I was so afraid, so unwilling.
Now it’s the same. I’m sitting in the front seat of a car and heading into an unwanted future all over again. Hating that I must go with Cassian, I wonder if I’ll ever find a way back to Will. I don’t expect him to find me despite what he said.
“There will be a reckoning for your actions tonight,” Cassian declares as we race headlong into the dark.
No surprise there. A reckoning. For revealing the greatest secret of my species. For running away in the first place. For Will. Yeah, for Will.
I slide a slow glance at Cassian. An oncoming car casts his face in harsh light. There’s no missing the grim press of his lips. I swallow past the tightness in my throat.
“I’ll try to protect you….” His voice swirls through the air, thick as smoke.
“Don’t let them clip my wings,” I plead.
His dark gaze brushes over my face, softens for a moment. “I’ll try, Jacinda. I’ll try.”
Not much for reassurance. I draw a ragged breath and stare out into the night again. I glance over my shoulder. Big Rock rises behind me, a great slumbering shape.
A sound rises on the night, above the low rumble of the car’s engine. My skin shivers at the bird’s broken call, desperate and unremitting. Lost. Desert quail, Will called it. Searching for its mate. For family. For home.
I can relate. At the pitiable sound, I close my eyes and lean back against the seat. We’ll be there soon.
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