[Rosalynd]
“Why exactly did we need to stop on the side of the road for you to show me this?” I demand as Axel pulls me through the forest. We've been walking for a few minutes and the road is falling away from sight. I am unsteady on my feet as he almost drags me along. Trying to avoid stepping in poison oak, I struggle to keep up.
“It’ll all make sense when we get there,” he smiles back at me and I melt a little bit. His honey-colored eyes have always had that effect on me. I wonder if he knows how much power he holds in his gaze.
“I wish it made sense now,” I stumble over a rock in a pair of sneakers I borrowed from Evander. There are a few rocks inside the shoe as well that I'd love to take out, but Axel is moving with so much focus and determination that I dare not tell him that my
