THE FORGOTTEN LUNA novel Chapter 64

KAEL.

“How much time do we have?” I asked Erika as I put on my shoes.

“I don’t know.” She replied while helping Adessa to zip up our bags.

“Adessa, the pouch.” I reminded her.

“I have it.”

“Where is Sasha?” I asked.

“In her room. I will deal with her later. You need to leave now. Don’t use the trail you took going here, as I’m sure that’s the same one they will come from. Do you still remember that secret exit I showed you before?”

I nodded. It had been decades, but I knew where it was. I just hoped the landmarks hadn’t changed yet.

“I’m sorry. I wished I had seen this coming. I knew she would never hurt Kael, so I thought…” Her tears fell again, and I felt the misery inside her.

I should have told her about all the other things Sasha did to the women in my life. Then, maybe we could have avoided this. But more than Erika, this was all my fault. I should have seen this coming. She would never hurt me, but she surely didn’t have any reservations about the women in my life.

But I had no time to discuss this with Erika or even to console her. We’ve got to get moving.

“Did you know if she told them I was with Adessa?” I kept asking questions as we walked in a hurry down the corridor, my hand gripping Adessa’s hand and the other holding the duffel bag.

“No. She specifically told me she just told them it was Adessa here, not you. I don’t know how she would explain why you were also here, but she went on to say she would never hurt you, and it was Adessa who needed to answer for her crimes.”

There were many things I wanted to say, but it was no use at the moment. So, I kept my mouth shut as we exited her home. But in all of this, only one thing was sure: this world was so big, but it seemed I couldn’t find anyone to trust.

It didn’t take long before I began driving away, taking a path not mainly used for traffic, but one that would lead me somewhere, an exit leading to a regular road.

But we weren’t even driving for five minutes when the gas meter began blinking.

“What the fuck?” I growled as I slammed my palm on the steering wheel. Adessa was also looking at the dashboard screen, so she knew we had run out of gas. “I fucking swear the gas was over halfway when we arrived here!”

“Did you think she…”

“Of course, I know she did!” I cut her off before stepping on the brake. “We need to do this on our own. Grab your bag.”

“What do you mean?” She asked, but she had already jumped out of the car and opened the back seat to pull her backpack and my duffel bag.

“We’ll run with my wolf,” I told her.

“Kael…” Her eyes widened. “I don’t have a wolf.”

“I know. I’ll carry you. Leave the duffel bag. We don’t need it. It’s just my clothes.”

“Wouldn’t they know then that you’re with me if they see your bag?”

“I’m sure they already know.”

“I’m taking your bag. You need clothes after you shift back,” she said as she put the holder of my bag into her arms as if they were backpacks, before placing her own bag to her front.

“Where is the pouch?” I asked her as I pulled my wallet from my back pocket and opened the zipper of her backpack.