Tonya
I stood awkwardly, surprised by his sudden arrival because I was expecting to meet him by evening or the next day. “Y-you didn’t have to come immediately. You had a meeting,” I said in a raspy voice.
“I told them to wait.” Ezra stepped in, closing the door behind him. “What is it?” he asked in a rough voice.
I met his gaze, wondering if I should come straight to the point. Why was it that my mind fumbled for words seeing him here? Gathering my wits, I asked, “I wanted to ask what happens next.” I fidgeted with the hem of my shirt. Feeling uneasy as hell, I dropped the bomb. “C-can I stay here? O-or if that’s not possible, I could disappear into a human town.” I didn’t want to impose myself on him. “But I’d prefer that to going back to Zeke.”
His expression darkened. “No.”
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