Into the Roar (The Roar Series Book 2) by A.M. White

Author:A.M. White [White, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

We ate the feast of rabbit and mushrooms. The day was coming to an end. The time for action grew near. A shroud of fear loomed over the four of us.

Each of us knew our part. It was only a matter of time before things went into motion. Cara practiced her strikes with her knife. Jason dissected the pile of leaves where he sat. Timothy pulled me to sit between his legs. He held me tightly to his chest. My head rested on his collar bone.

“Can I tell you what I hope happens?” His breath tickled my ear.

“Please do. I don’t think I can take my own thoughts right now.” I nuzzled his neck and closed my eyes. If things went badly, I wished to remember this moment.

“When we are caught, I hope I can gain the support of some of the soldiers. There is a chance a few of them have heard of me; from before.” Timothy shifted nervously. To have hope was a dangerous thing. I was familiar with that sentiment. “Maybe, I can get the word out that a peaceful surfacing is an option.”

“Uh-huh.” I mumbled into his sleeve.

The sunset cast long, eerie shadows. My imagination ran wild. The branches looked like hands that reached for our feet. The trees were players in this game. If given the opportunity, they would surely drag us to the tunnels below.

The sun plunged below the horizon. An orange glow blanketed the forest in a heavenly illusion. Timothy was my dark angel in this temporary dreamland. I basked in the glorious warmth, because somehow I knew it would be quite a while till I experienced it again.

Cara stalked over to us. “I hate to break up this tender moment, puke, puke, gag, gag, however we need to take our positions. Who knows when they will come?”

Somewhere between puke and gag, I snapped out of it. A cold shiver ran through me. I tore myself from the comfort of Timothy.

“I love you.” He grabbed me and kissed me. It was brief. One of his desperate acts of affection.

When he let go, I managed to speak. “I love you too.”

“I need a hug.” Jason spread his arms to Cara.

She punched him in the arm.

Jason knelt behind the brush barricade with his knife.

I covered Timothy with some leafy branches. From the ground level, he was invisible. I squeezed his hand before I sank back to the narrow path.

The incline was steep between the boulders and increased in angle. That ensured the direction the soldiers would travel. Given the soldier’s previous patterns, they tended to scout flatter land for us. It was unlikely that we would travel over the difficult rock faces that jutted further up the mountains.

Darkness blanketed the woods. I sat cross-legged at the end of the narrow path. Cara propped herself against the stone to my left.

“Sit like you are hurt. It will be more convincing.” Cara stooped and showed me how to position myself.

I scooted, so that one leg protruded awkwardly.

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