“It’s going to be a long night. We’re safe now, and I promise you that nothing and no one is going to make it past me to you or Petal. I’ll wake you up when we get there.”
“Okay,” I murmured.
I still had questions. Why did his sister live in this enclave and not with their family? How were we supposed to lie any lower if trouble kept finding us? Was my palm ever going to stop glowing? What the hell was a maiden’s enclave anyway? But my eyelids were heavy, and exhaustion was a thick blanket weighing me down. I squeezed Gael’s hand and let my eyes close. The questions could wait for tomorrow.
“Leigh?” Gael’s voice was a soft invitation, and the smell of coffee tingled delectably in my nostrils. “Are you hungry? I stopped at a drive-through because we’re almost there. I thought you might l
