Chapter 23

“Are we there yet?”

Jasper ignored me and got out of the car, slamming the door behind him.

“Henry...” I couldn't help the quiver of fear in my voice as I grabbed my boyfriend's arm, shaking him. Where did this monster take us? He started awake and I yanked the blindfold off of him. “What are we doing here?”

He looked around, as confused as I was before opening the door beside him and stepping out.

“Jay?” Henry called out to his friend.

As a burst of wind swept the dunes in front of us, Jasper shouted, “It's here.” The wind blew his shirt and snapped his long hair free from its weak tie, forcing him to fight to keep it from floating around and covering his face. “D*mn it.”

Henry ducked inside the car as a white helicopter descended in front of us. It hovered just close enough to the sand for us to board without difficulty. “It's our ride, come on.”

Henry was leading me by the elbow while I was busy struggling not to sink in the sand and prevent my skirt from being blown away by