The Rogues Who Went Rogue
Chong recovered first, so he began explaining, “Delancy was creating an inventory of food supplies with me, and she just fainted all of a sudden. I brought her here and linked Zepine and Saxum before we realized that…the mark on her nape was already gone.”
“She didn’t scream, sweat, or shiver? Nothing?”
With a shake of his head, Chong muttered, “Nothing.”
Gerella’s panicked sights went to Saxum, who was holding onto Delancy’s lifeless hand as he held back tears. No one had ever seen Saxum cry, and only Delancy had ever made him smile.
Although Gerella knew Saxum wanted space and silence, the fact that the authorities would be coming for them soon made her forget about being empathetic. If th