Chapter 263

“Meadow, NO! What if it doesn’t work, or you can’t reverse in time?” I raise my hands to use my gifts to haul the truck back or lift its wheels so it can’t progress, but Carmen catches me and tugs them to her instead. Stopping me from interfering and shakes her head at me vigorously, daring to tell ME how to react. I’m too shocked by this bold maneuver to react initially. She just detained her Luna and stopped her from doing what she felt she had to do. Who gave her the right? Meadow isn’t listening; instead, she crunches the stick shift gears and moves off before I can do or say anything about it. Stuck in Carmen’s strong grip, wriggling against her, cursing, and hating on her with fury as I bare down on her face with fire in my eyes. Carmen completely blanks me and looks at the road ahead instead, waiting to see if the truck survives. That crunch of tires on gravel has me spin back to her, and the blood turns cold in my veins as all sense of fight dissolves. “Meadow!” I start to fre