I stare out of the side window of the car as the trees whiz past. We haven’t been driving long and the road is still surrounded by dense forest.
“Let’s play a game?” Former Alpha Philip says to me excitedly and I raise my eyebrows at him. Surely we are a bit old for playing games, and I’m almost certain I don’t want to play the kind of games that he will be interested in. “Come on it will be fun.” He says brightly as he tries to cajole me into it.
“What game?” I ask skeptically as I swivel in my seat to face him.
“I spy.” He suggests jovially and I roll my eyes at him. I am definitely too old for this game, but at least it’s a harmless game, not the type of game I thought he would be into.
“Ok.” I concede reluctantly. I suppose it’s better than him interrogating me about why I have b
