CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
Lucas could feel the heat of the day starting to build as the three of them trekked further and further from the path. The sun beat down on them and he covered up as best he could with the silks he wore. Soon, he’d sweated through them, the heat making them cling to him as they trudged on.
“They’ll have realized we’re missing by now,” Kate said. “Do you think we should erase our tracks so that they can’t send anyone after us?”
Of course Kate would think of that. Sophia was the one who saw the big picture for things, had the vision to find them a route. Kate was the one who thought about if they could be seen, who could sneak into a camp full of creatures without fear and not be heard while she killed them. Where did that leave Lucas, though?
“What are you thinking?
