Alexandria
The clay path beneath my shoes was lined by stripped tobacco stalks for nearly as far as the eye could see. I'd ventured beyond the lawns, gardens, tennis courts, and past the pool, until the harvested fields were all around me. The manor was but a dot in the landscape, and I prayed that I'd found the place beyond Alton's security.
In my solitude, for the first time in nearly a week, I wasn't alone. Fingering the tracker necklace, Nox's voice reached beyond my ears to my heart. The tidal wave of relief brought on by his presence, even though only through the phone, staggered my steps.
"I'm so sorry...I didn't want to..." My feet stilled as I gripped the small phone tighter. My blurry gaze darted about the landscape as I tried to catch my breath, determined not to cry any mo
