The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

Chapter 50

KAEL.

We'd been driving for almost two hours, and Adessa had fallen asleep. She was tired from all the running and hiding she'd been doing these past few weeks, so I let her sleep while I did my best to keep myself awake.

I could take my sleep once we were on our way to the north. For now, I needed to get us as far away from here as possible.

I was almost at the Bellouf Theme Park when my phone rang.

It startled Adessa. Adessa's hands flew out in the air as she gasped for breath. My hand went to her thigh, tapping it twice before rubbing it gently.

"I'm here..." I mumbled loudly enough for her to hear while the phone continued to ring.

She turned her head in my direction, and when she saw me, it was only then that her shoulders relaxed, and she sank back into her seat.

I smiled at her before I spoke. "Rasmus is calling. You can go back to sleep."

She shook her head before she leaned her head to the window, crossing her arms across her chest, her eyes focusing on the dark road in front of us. "I want to listen."

I picked up the phone, pressed the speaker button, and placed it on the dashboard. As we had discussed, I wouldn't talk until he started by saying my name. "Kael..."

"Are they gone?" I asked.

"Yes, and those assholes are not investigators nor representatives from the King's Court."

"What do you mean?"

"They were Draco's men."

from her seat. When I looked at her, she had a worried expression on her face. "Why are they looking for her?

show they had rights to the inquest, but they couldn't show me anything. It appeared that someone had tipped them off that

I got careless when I took her car

check if Aunt Aria

to the packhouse since I drove there using the car you were driving now. So they saw that car parked here, and if they were thinking Kael

out of the territory. I made sure they exited the same border they came in, far away from the border

"Thank you."

gave Draco

did not,"

didn't say anything about you. I told him he was an asshole for sending his men in my pack in the middle of the

"Yes."

it," I said as my hand crawled to Adessa's,

you and I are helping her, and we better hide her good or turn her over to

for him. I was used to this kind of threat from Draco even before

him to shove his mouth into

won't stop

doubted that just to get on your nerves. So you need to be careful, as

knows I'm heading to the north." I reminded

you tell

can't trust

Landon? Come on, man. That man will lay down in the bed of fire for

know." I let out a breath. Landon and I were a tag team during our university days, and Rasmus would hang out with us most of the time "But the

around what