Chapter 22 

Avalynn POV 

As I sat up on the bed I moved a hand over my eyes. I yawned and stretched my tired, stiff muscles. Breakfast was already set up and still had steam rolling off of it. I slid out of my bed and walked over to it. I sniffed it cautiously trying to see if anything smelled out of the ordinary. 

No matter how nice Dexter was being to me, I still did not trust him. I looked at the eggs that had a weird herbal mix in them and pushed them to the side. There was, however an unopened box of cereal and I munched on that instead. I took bits and pieces of the food that I didn’t eat and made it seem like 

did eat it. I scrapped small bits of each into the toilet and flushed it down the drain. I washed my hands 

three times over and left the bathroom. I don’t know what he’s given me but I wanted Charlotte back. 

I decided if I didn’t make it I wouldn’t eat it. I decided to slip out of my room and go to the beach for a walk. Surprisingly enough no one had followed me out, though I could still feel eyes on me. It was a warm breezy day and as I stood at the waters edge I watched the waves crash over my bare feet. 

It was almost therapeutic in a way. I promised myself that as long as I was here that I would visit the beach almost every day. It would be my safe haven. A place to find myself and figure a way out of this. place. I wrote my name in the sand before a wave came and made it disappear. 

After an hour I heard someone approach me from behind. I pretended to not hear them and let them stand there, waiting for my to acknowledge them. When I didn’t he cleared his throat, causing me to roll 

my eyes. 

“What can I do for you?” I asked, never turning to face him. 

“I was just coming to check on you and make sure everything was alright.” Dexter was now standing beside me as I sat on the beach. 

I never made eye contact with him “I am fine.” I felt a weird tingle sensation, like someone was trying to reach me. I pushed it down and back, now wasn’t the time when Dexter was standing next to me. 

can come back, if you want? It looks like you enjoy the

would love to revisit the beach again, someday.” I really would love to bury your face into the sand right about

“Seems like she’s doing this the easy way. Thanks to those special herbs by that witch. I’ll have to keep incorporating them into her diet

respond and pretended as if nothing was wrong. Honestly, inside I was screaming and wanted to run. I decided I would run, tonight.

to us

him.” He gripped the paper in his fist and looked at me. “We leave tonight. We will be joined by others.” He

halfway confused and angry because my

putting your life in danger!” He

all I could manage and felt hope nearly

off angrily back to the house and I looked out to the ocean and smiled. He just got done telling me in a week we would be moving but instead we are now leaving in just a few

the house and knew I needed to stall as much as I possibly could. I got a cloth and ran it under hot water and placed it on my face. I figured it would give the feeling that I was burning up. I left the room when my

looked up at me and he frowned at my

 

hitting my

as he lifted my torso into his lap. “Avalynn? Ava…

body. 

made me

You’re bleeding too. You must have hit your head also when you fainted.” I could smell it now, my blood. Which means I shouldn’t travel for a few more days and be monitored for a

flushed and she couldn’t even get her sentence out before she collapsed. On the way down she

get her to a couch or bed. I

and moved to a bed. My hair was being moved as a towel tapped the

you said we must leave today but she can not travel at all. She needs at the

three before she can travel.” He told

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