Chapter Thirty-Nine
Brianne
The next morning Brianne glared at Talon, wishing she had something to hit him with. “Shut up and let’s get going. It’ll take long enough to get to the border without you slowing things down.”
“He’s not coming with us.” Talon sent a glare in Bellamy’s direction.
“We don’t have a choice. Your people didn’t ask, they ordered us to take him. Of course they’re going to choose Bellamy. They know you hate him. Besides, he’s not that bad.” She regretted the last few words the moment she spoke them and saw Talon’s expression.
“We don’t need him. He’ll slow us down.”
She reached for Talon’s hand, but he pulled away from her. “Talon-”
“I don’t trust him.”
Again she tried to take hold of his hand, stepping close to him. This time he let her. “I know we don’t need h
