Chapter Ten
Jasreel and Jessica went off in one direction, while Zahrias headed in the other. Perhaps being separated was unwise, but they could cover a great deal more ground this way. He could only hope that if the couple located Julia first, they would come and fetch him before they did anything foolish. Qadim was older and wilier and, Zahrias feared, stronger than Jasreel. Yes, his cousin had shown a good deal of resourcefulness in his duel with Aldair, but Zahrias didn’t know if that would be enough.
As Jessica had told him, this was a far more rural area than Santa Fe. The properties were spread far apart, and often set back a good distance from the road. Because Qadim was no doubt doing everything he could to block Julia’s presence, Zahrias couldn’t rely on the faint but distincti
