Chapter Twenty-SevenZero watched Alaric and Bryan setting up the space and tried to keep her attention from wandering. They couldn't let her father know they were there until they were ready and any thing she sent beyond the deep blanket of shielding Emily was holding over her could alert him.
Beside her, Maddie sat quietly on her haunches, her eyes tracking Alaric's movements. Zero dropped a hand to rub behind Maddie's ears, though she wasn't sure if the reassuring gesture was for Maddie or herself.
She knew the ritual inside and out; she and Alaric had walked through it over and over. It didn't mean she was comfortable with it though. It didn't help that the others weren't comfortable either.
Raven, in particular, seemed to be ill at ease with the idea. Zero watched her across the cle
