Chapter 26
The floor was hard and cold. Maggie lay curled up, her head on Tammond’s shoulder, listening to the steady beat of his heart. She wanted to stay there forever. Just the two of them in the darkness. But a forever of peace was meant only for the dead.
“How much longer until dawn?” Maggie finally asked, her voice echoing through the dark.
“Not much longer.” Tammond kissed Maggie’s forehead.
“Then we should go. I don’t even know if I’ve finished my training.”
“I don’t think the training was ever going to work for you.” Tammond shifted to sit up. “Not the way it’s supposed to. The Wanderers found this place to teach other Wanderers. You aren’t one of us.”
Maggie froze for a moment. “Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
Tammond leaned down, his lips finding Maggie’s. “A very g
