Saint by Zoe Dawson

Author:Zoe Dawson [Dawson, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Moon Creative
Published: 2021-06-26T18:30:00+00:00

10

Rose was leaning on Solace heavily and it was clear she was struggling. Sweat was pouring down her back inside her flight suit. She stopped and helped Rose to the side of the road and carefully lowered her down in the shade.

“How much farther?” Rose asked, looking up at her with far away eyes. Solace bit her lip.

“I’m not sure. I don’t think it’s close.” Solace was second guessing herself. What if they did get back to the airport and there was nothing there but rubble and death? What the hell would she do then? Rose needed a doctor and rest. It was clear she had a concussion.

Solace unzipped her flight suit down to her stomach and tied the long sleeves around her waist. Beneath the suit was an olive-green sleeveless t-shirt.

The soft breeze whispered over her, but it was enough for her to sigh in relief as the wind ruffled her loose hair, cooling her sweat-slicked skin. She pulled the canteen off her belt and took a swig. They were getting very low on water. Regardless, she had to do her best to keep them from complete dehydration. She crouched down and helped Rose take a few sips from the lip of the container.

Rose wiped at her mouth with the back of her hand and met Solace’s eyes. “You look worried.” Rose waved toward her forehead. “It looks worse than it is.”

“That’s a bunch of bullshit and you know it, lady,” Solace said, her eyes darting around the area. Now that the sun was up and they were out in the open, exposed and vulnerable, she had to remain vigilant. Anyone could see them coming.

Rose studied her for a moment, then tipped her head and smiled, an astute gleam in her eyes. “You’re one of those?”

Solace laughed. “One of those?”

“Those people who are very observant. I bet there’s nothing or no one you can’t handle.”

“For the most part.” Solace didn’t want to have to face men with guns and bullets were out of the question. She wasn’t superwoman. Those bullets would kill her as dead as Will. Her mouth tightened, guilty and remorseful from having to leave his body behind. He didn’t deserve that.

“Come on, we’d better push on,” Solace said as she reached down and grasped Rose’s arm and helped her up. “You doing all right?”

Rose reeled against her, her hand flinging out as she pressed her palm flat to the tree to steady herself. Solace worked at keeping her balance, her stance wide to take on the shift in weight. “Whoa, there.”

After a moment, Rose looked at her. “I’m so sorry, Solace. Maybe you should conceal me here and go for help?”

“No. No way. I can’t leave another person behind, Rose.” Her voice broke. “Don’t ask me to do that. We’ll get through this together.”

Rose digested that, then nodded, her mouth tightening, too. It didn’t take a genius to understand that Rose felt the same way. Solace’s right-minded conscience piled more guilt on her head. I’ll go

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