Daren no longer argued. His silence was the most honest confession. Bella looked at him sharply, as if she wanted to bare her dark heart.
"We're done here," she said coldly, then turned to leave with Sam still on guard. His steps were long and fast, his body tense with anger. At the place they'd promised, Layla was already running over with her breath caught in her throat.
"Bella! Eric and Adora, they're not at the place mentioned earlier!" Layla's voice trembled. "I thought they were fetching water from the river, but no!"
Bella immediately paled. "Since when?"
"About an hour ago. I could hear whispering to the north, but I thought it was just Daren and Sam." Layla answered quickly.
"No." Bella whispered. She immediately ran back to the boulder where Sam was still standing guard. "Da
