My breath hitched with every step, and fear grew with every sound I heard. Janelle glided along in absolute silence, and I desperately wished her magic was a little stronger. We made it right to the edge of the boundary when a human stepped forward. Janelle gasped, and I froze.
Elonso looked at her with surprise and then stared down at me. His radio swung at his hip.
Slowly, he pulled it up and brought it up to his mouth. “Section fifty-seven is clear,” he rumbled before he turned and walked away.
What the f**k?
“Come on,” Janelle said in a shaky voice. “Morven can still get to us in the neutral territory. We need to keep going.”
Just the barest hint of light was starting to peak over the horizon. At best, we only had a few hours before someone saw that I was gone. At worst, someone h
