Chapter Forty Seven: Welcome Home

"This is your stop." Akila's driver halted the car at the bus station. "This is not where I was taken from," Akila told him, looking outside through the tinted window. "That's none of my business. This is your pack's location, so you get down here. I've been generous enough." Akila sagged back in her chair, a hint of a smile forming on her lips. "You have been generous enough?" She brushed the air dismissively, shaking down a laugh. "Don't get me started. You guys took me against my will from where I was, held me hostage for days, and you took my friend in exchange for me. The best you can do is get me back to where you got me from." "I don't know where you were taken from. This is as far as I can go." "Then, let's switch." "What?" He watched her through the overhead mirror. "You take my position. I will sit behind the wheels. I will drive myself home if you're too lazy to do that."" "That's nonsense." "Where we are is nonsense. This is unfamiliar ground to me. I don't take