AURORA’S POV
“Are you nervous?” Silas asked, gripping my hand.
I looked at him, my resolve wavering. Maybe Saron and Lindsey had been right. This was a huge mistake, and we should have just run. Run and never looked back. But leaving Maya and Sev behind didn’t sit right with me. I also didn’t trust they wouldn’t be used against us later for us to return. We couldn’t take that risk.
Instead, I squeezed Silas’s hand in return. “I’m on edge a little bit, but I know we’re making the right decision.”
“I believe so, too.”
We’d both hesitated to take the ride the council had offered, instead opting to drive ourselves. The car the council had sent stayed behind us the entire time, putting me on the edge of my seat. I didn’t like being followed. But they were returning to the same place, I fig
