Elijah POV
I watch the kids walk towards the woods. They definitely have their best friends within them, but the nine of them are inseparable. It makes us all hopeful for the future. I shifted back right when Jeremy dismissed us all for lunch. A random worker was quick to bring me a pair of sweats that I slipped on.
Bella is still wrapped against my side. William’s gloomy speech really hit her hard, her worry that flows through our bond is nearly tangible. The six of us relax on the grass, all of us picking on our food, none of us talking. We’re in a fairly secluded area of the field, making it all the more quiet.
“Lunch doesn’t have to be silent, you know?” Jeremy says, popping into the group, startling us all.
“Yeah, well, William kinda dropped the ‘vampires are going to kill ever
