Chapter 17
Her decision
""Are you okay? Did she hurt you?"" Rush said to me when he got to where I stood, and I shook my head negatively.
Then he turned back to Laura and her mother, who were now facing Rush and I, still in the kneeling position. Rush looked around the kitchen before speaking.
"I am supposed to lock every one of you up this instant because you all stood back and watched her..."," he said, pointing at Laura before continuing
""...harass your future Luna without doing anything. I consider this a combined harassment.""
Everyone in the kitchen fell on their knees and began to apologize. Rush looked over at me and I smiled warmly at him, silently signaling him to be calm and not take the harsh action he was about to take. His eyes softened immediately, and I knew I had
