Semua Bab The Rule of the Rogues: Bab 11 - Bab 13

“Tell me again where we’re going?”Braxton chuckled slightly and shook his head, “You worry too much.”“I worry just enough. Braxton, if we get seen-”“We won’t.”“And you’re certain of that?”Braxton nodded, “Listen, this place is exactly what we need right now. We just need to get there.”Adira sighed but nodded slightly. She knew there was no point in arguing with him anymore right now. At the very least, she would wait until they got to the place and she knew what she was arguing about. For now, she just kept walking, head down, trying to trust him.It wasn’t easy, especially considering the way she had been living in the warehouse, but there was only so much she could handle on her own and, whatever his motivations were, Braxton at least seemed to be willing enough to help her and that was the most important thing right now.The sun began to fall as they walked and Adira could feel her nerves heightening. There was so much unknown about today, about this place, about Braxton, and

What an idiot.Deep down, Brax had known that it was a stupid idea to meet Adira here. It was even more stupid, he knew, to expect his sister to be happy to see him after everything that had happened both between the two of them but also beyond them. That never stopped him from hoping though, no matter how naive it may be. He watched his sister walk off and picked up the bear from the floor. There was guilt written all over his face, not that Adira spared even a glance back at him to be able to see that, and he wished there was something he could do to show her just how much he meant his apology. The regret of leaving her in the warehouse had been eating at him pretty much since the second he left and it wasn’t like he didn’t deserve it but he still wanted Adira to understand, to know the truth, even if it was ugly.Adira didn’t even know where she was going when she opened one of the bedroom doors and Brax hated himself for being a person who made his sister willing to risk the unkn