I bit my bottom lip, still not able to answer her.
“Bri, she needs some more of your mojo if you can work it up.”
“I can try,” she said with a tired smile, but I knew it took a lot out of her—and hurt, if I’d interpreted Karissma’s information correctly.
I shook my head, forcing myself to speak to put them both at ease. “I just need Dirge.”
Brielle smiled with a knowing look. “Well, then, let’s get a move on.”
They each kissed me on the cheek before they started walking down the path.
In a matter of a few heartbeats, I was standing all alone in the forest. My toes dug into the soft grass, and I let out one big exhale before I followed them. I was still nervous, but that wasn’t the most important thing now, was it?
I didn’t want to be alone and afraid anymore. I wanted him.
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