Chapter Thirty-Four

The ride away from the summit and back to Ravenfield was long and with just Silas and I in the truck it was a tense, awkward silence. I figured that since the drive would take longer than it did coming from Richmond that he might stop for the night but he just said he was eager to get home. In reality, I think he didn’t want me to insist on my own room if we stopped for the night. I knew that once at Ravenfield, asking for my own room wouldn’t go over well. I wanted as much space from him as possible but I also knew that once there he would make it that much harder for me to try and keep distance between each other.

Despite my suggestion that he at least stops for a few hours to rest, he was adamant on us driving non-stop. I even told him I wasn’t going to make a break for it, that I was going back with him. He didn’t find my attempt at humour the least bit humorous. I managed to get some sleep over the n