Chapter 140
Valen POV
We were on the other side of the mountain from where we were meeting up with my father. We were still about an hour away because the storm was making visibility a real bitch.
Dion and a few other men were traveling in the cars behind us as we tried to get to my father. When the mind link opened up, Marcus came through. Stupidly, I opened it, allowing Tatum in on the link, not expecting the news we got.
"How far away are you?"
"About an hour away still, this storm is bloody terrible," I tell him. My windscreen wipers were going a hundred miles an hour, and the road was barely visible, even to my enhanced eyesight. We were going to have a hell of a time finding anything out there if it didn't blow over soon.
"Your father and John have headed in," Marcus tells us.
forsaken territory without backup. My father at least should know better. I know John isn't in the right headspace at the moment because of Claire, but even he should know better than to
apparently some dried blood not far from it
last contact I had with him via the mind link, but I can
out of the corner of my eyes,
have they got their phones?" I ask
of interference. After ten minutes, I lost them on the app,"
snarls, punching my dash when I ignore him. We were still
nearly there," I tell Tatum, shoving him out of the mind link so I can focus on what Marcus is trying
out! It's quicker to go over the damn mountain than around it.
door open beside me, B>\jloPQI jam both feet on the brake and rip the hand brake up. The car locks up, and I grit my teeth, trying
the wet road is loud as I try not to slide out and into a ditch. My eyes go to the rear vision mirror to see those behind us slamming on their brakes while
hear him groan and get to his hands and knees. " Tatum!" I yelled, running toward
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