Chapter 11
Ryan
El and Ryan shifted and roamed through the woods careful to stay close to the path Shawn had shown El. Ryan tried to just enjoy his alone time with El, but the words she had said before were haunting him.
Willow was no doubt correct in her thinking. The Mother would ensure that her will was done, but Ryan could not accept a world that El was not a part of. For the first time in his life, he was questioning the Mother, and he didn’t like the feeling.
El came to a stop in front of him, jolting him from his thoughts. Ryan took in their surroundings, thinking she had sensed some kind of danger, but instead, he realized she was just taking in the breathtaking view. They had reached a small clearing at the end of the wood line that overlooked a deep ravine.
The mountains in
