They drove on in silence. Their escort was none the wiser about all that had passed in the car ahead of them in such a short time. As they drove on further, the skies were getting darker. There was a storm coming. No one in the car commented on the coming weather, or anything else. Ella's mind went back to the fact that she was being forced to go back to the pack and take a mate. She wondered if Jake would step up and accept her, or if she would be made to take one of the other alphas as a mate. Somehow, she did not think that they would have a choice.
As they came into the area of the town where they had spent the day previously, the Luna sat forward and put a hand on Jake's shoulder. "Jake, let's go over to see Eduard. We need to eat something, and it might as well be a good
