Slone’s POV
It has to be the hundredth time since Xavier pulled out of the university parking lot that my fingers twist together nervously on my lap. The low purr of his truck fills the silence between us as the city slowly gives way to the familiar tree line surrounding Black Shadow territory, and we drive ahead of Kai and his friends, and I am filled with regret. I never should've risen to gloat over something so childish. But seeing Judy whispering in Kai's ear just made something in me snap.
Opposite to what I am feeling, Zia is practically vibrating beneath my skin, her excitement slowly spilling into me until it's difficult to tell where her emotions end and mine begin, and I remind her to not be so present.
'Home.'
'Not home,' I quickly corrected. 'Remember, we don't remember an
