I knew I was dead as soon as I started running after Alannah. I just had to fight long enough to make sure you could get there to save her. Ternen’s sweet voice whispered in my ear.
“You did it.” I whispered back as I turned back to my friend. I grabbed him in my arms. “You saved them.” I kissed his forehead and leaned him against the tree. “Now it’s time to rest.”
I wiped my tears and stood. I turned to see my mother peeking around the corner, but I waved her off. Rowan furrowed his brow. “Why did you wave her off?”
I grabbed one of the shovels in his hands and then started digging. “I didn’t want her to come back over with Alannah until the evidence was gone.” I waved my hands over my face.
“Why?” Rowan smiled, but it was a little hesitant, like he didn’t know why I wouldn’t want A
