Chapter Twenty

Rae was beyond herself with anger.

She stood up quickly and stormed toward him. Her hands itched to hit him but she managed to control her emotions. Meanwhile, he stared at her with an expression she couldn't really read. He closed the door behind her and said, "First off, I want to apologize to you. I know it's been some time since I disappeared."

"You've been gone for almost two days!" she exclaimed.

"I know," he said, putting his hands up. "I know. But it was for a good reason and I couldn't send word to you because I didn't want the others to know what I went to fetch. Here it is. This is what I came to get."

Rae ran her hands through her hair in frustration. She couldn't even look at the suitcase he brought with him. At the same time, she was upset but there wasn't much that she could complain about. She was dependent on him for everything. If she wanted to talk then she would have to be prepared to leave and with everything that was happening, it was near impossible.

"Rae," he s