Nevara
The drive north felt longer than it should have.
Not because of distance.
Because of what we didn’t know.
The SUVs moved in a tight formation along the highway at first, engines steady, tires humming against the pavement as the city slowly fell away behind us. Buildings gave way to open stretches of land, then to thicker tree lines, then to long winding roads that cut deeper and deeper into territory that felt… quieter.
Too quiet.
I sat in the back seat of the lead SUV, my gaze drifting between the window and the tablet mounted to the console in front of me. The map glowed softly on the screen, tracking our route in real time as we pushed north.
Noah. He’s all that was left of my brother. I don’t know what I’d do if we didn’t get him back.
Every mile we drove felt like we w
