At a brief respite on the side of the road, Raz put his head on her shoulder and held onto her arm tightly. He didn’t say anything until Odessa seemed to nod off. “I’m afraid, Kennie.”
She patted his knee. “There’s nothing to worry about. She won’t hurt you again, I promise.”
“No, I mean, I’m afraid for you.” He sniffed. “The things she’s asking you to do—I don’t really know exactly what it is, but it seems like it’s gonna change you and maybe it could hurt you.”
“We have to take that risk.”
He shook his head. “I don’t wanna see you get hurt.”
“None of us do,” Dakota confirmed from across the fire. Terrell lay next to him, napping. “This is a bad idea.”
Ken snorted. She inched away from the flames and leaned back on her hands. Raz pulled his knees up to his chest. “It’s the only idea
