Dark POV
Hayley had fallen into my arms. In that moment, I released my hold and she crumpled to the ground.
“You should return to your room,” I said.
She looked at me, clearly annoyed, but didn’t dare to disobey.
When she was gone, I clutched my chest. It wasn’t pain or heartbreak, but it was beating fast, and it felt like I needed to be somewhere immediately.
Sal.
I thought inwardly.
*****
PRESENT
“They are in danger,” Sal said. There was fear and panic in his eyes.
“Let’s leave.” I said.
Sal gave me a questioning look, then blinked stared at me from head to toe and turned sideways.
“I should go get something for you to cover up.”
A few minutes later, she was back with a cloth, a pair of trousers, and a shirt she had gotten from the pack we had just left. Although it wasn’t
