Chapter Fifteen

The rain had us pinned down for two days, and I was beyond tense with Mother Nature’s forced delay. Howbeit, Gage and I were finally on the way back to his community, and he repeatedly reassured me nothing was going to happen.

I was starting to believe him, but the pressure bearing down on me wasn’t easy to overlook. I did my best to distract myself, trying to find the black wolf as the hours elapsed while Gage weaved through the murky forest, but I didn’t see him before we made it to our end point.

At any rate, Gage proved he was true to his word, directing us towards Robbie’s chambers before attending to anything else.

We did make a detour to the room to deposit our belongings, but the deplorable leader was standing before me less than fifteen minutes after Gage and I had entered the old silver mine.

He was the last person I wanted to see, but Gage’s presence let me feel as at ease as possible as I learned what my fate would be.

I didn’t miss the leer Robbie aimed my way as I to