“You don’t have guards now. Hoping to run? Oh, wouldn’t that be delightful? I would love to chase you down.”
I stared out into the woods. “Where would I go? Besides, just because you don’t see the guards doesn’t mean they aren’t there. You want to do this run? Prove that you were the better choice all along? Or you just want to call it a night?”
A slow smile spread on her face. “We’re not complete animals. Let’s stroll for a little bit. I love chatting. I especially love telling you that I’m right. Because I am. The right choice.”
Since Willa wasn’t in any hurry to run, I started to stroll, and she fell into step next to me.
If Morven was concerned about me going off alone, he would have joined us. That made me think he was out there lurking somewhere. “What did Troy do to the mating b
