Chapter Four
AIDEN
As soon as we drove off, I fell asleep, exhausted and totally done with the world. But as I wake up a while later, the world outside is still dark, the road still mostly straight and I don’t see a city anywhere near us.
“Evening.” Clay’s voice is quiet and he reaches out to touch my leg for a moment. “Did you sleep well?”
“How long was I out for?”
“An hour, maybe a little longer. It’ll take at least an hour before we reach the city. You can go back to sleep if you want to.” He squeezes my leg a moment, electricity running up my body from the sensation.
“Thanks.” I lean my head against the window, looking outside into the darkness, at the fields and the trees around us, at some of the cars passing us. “Clay?”
“Hm?”
“What did Wes mean when he said two houses?” It s
