Chapter 0780 "Jesse!"

He ignores Midnight's frustrated call, his eyes focused on the top of another rounded hill that promises a better view. Jesse breaks into a tired jog, determined to follow the sound - the first new thing he's heard in this world in hours.

Midnight calls after him again but he doesn't pay attention, instead cresting the hill and frowning as he peers far, far into the distance.

But in the darkness beneath the moons...shit, but he can't see far.

Midnight crests the hill at his side, panting a little, and he glances down to see her glaring up at him. "What, so you've got energy now? For this hill? You've been dragging all day! Honestly, Jesse, you're not very impressive -"

"What was that noise?" Jesse asks, again peering out into the darkness. Is that...are those tire tracks? There in the dirt and the dust?

"It was nothing," Midnight says, petulant.

Jesse turns to her, frowning down at the girl who has her arms crossed over her chest, determinedly not looking at him.

"You know I have five siblings, right?" he asks.

She turns her head to look up at him again, still frowning.

"And four cousins?"

Her face turns to confusion now. "What does that have to do with anything?"

means that I know when you're lying," he says, smiling a little, leaning down close to

"I do!"

on the

have magic. I can tell. Now seriously

she snaps, her lips

you I

going wide when she realizes what she admitted. Jesse laughs - he can't help it. This poor girl has spent way too much time

own arms and shaking his

mate, you

"Does that mean you know it's true?

Jesse sighs,

a little and looking down at her.

I know you're my mate, my wolf knows it. Of course he does. I'm not

it's so sunny and lovely that his heart breaks for her again and he has to look

Midnight? What was

don't know," she

l.ne

sleeve and tries hard to tug him away from the sight of the tracks, from the questions he's. asking Jesse pulls his arm away from her, not wanting the

last hill, right," he says, dry. But then he takes a page from Seraphina's book and sits

Midnight asks, spinning to look at him, her frown

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