Chapter Thirty-Six

Rae stepped on a twig and Keegan turned around.

She would admit that a part of her didn't want to do as he asked. She was hurt by his callousness earlier. He looked hopeful and even relieved and she no longer knew what to expect where he was concerned. He had pushed her away earlier so what was the point in what he was doing?

"I'm here," she said for no reason in particular.

"Thank you for coming," he said to her.

"What's this about?"

"There's something that I want to show you. It's a long distance from here. Are you prepared to walk?"

"Of course," she told him. "Why wouldn't I?"

Keegan chuckled but said nothing. She was dying of curiosity but if he wouldn't tell her where they were going, she wouldn't ask. "Follow me," he said.

There weren't many words that she could use to describe the path they followed. It looked like the rest of the forest. Trees on either side of them, grass everywhere, wild roses and flowers growing on bushes, little animals scurrying past them occasiona