Chapter 283

Leyanne “We’re here… may as well. Just don’t let your guard down, and don’t hesitate to use your gifts.” Meadow hisses under her breath, and I scoot up right behind Carmen to fall back in line. Flanked by two femmes and still unsure if this witch is a friend at all. Sierra told us she was, but this doesn’t feel like someone willing to bend over backward to do anything for anyone except herself. We quickly follow close to her, aware of the pitch darkness, and I wonder how we’re meant to stay out here if she ups and leaves us now. We don’t know this terrain. The truck is far enough away that we’ll encounter a fight if vampires come upon us, and I have no mental space or physical energy for any of that. My adrenaline is firing high, and I’m already exhausted. Missing Colton has become the biggest drain on my soul; craving him, needing his touch, his presence, and I seem to start the day already fatigued, no matter how much I sleep. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” Carmen’s haughty tone cu