Chapter 22 Ariel The car rode slowly into the parking lot of the airport and I hissed for the umpteenth time, yawning in exhaustion while I trained my attention on some of the passengers who dragged their luggage into the airline's check-in counter and another set of passengers who sat patiently at the lounge. I didn't bother to check what the others were doing as I was already getting irritated by Dmitri's silence. It was raining rather heavily and I was supposed to be in the attic, enjoying how the rain pattered on the roof and the cool breeze that carried the scent of wet ground since I wasn't sure he'd allow me to play under the rain, but here I was, acting as his escort. Unable to tighten the lid on my curiosity, I asked him the question. "Why are we here again?" I made sure the

