Alpha Raymond agreed instantly when Zoe told him everything. He sent two of his own guards with them to keep an eye on Christopher. He had also fixed Christopher enough so he could walk on his own– His eye had a patch over it, his facial cuts were cleaned and covered with micropore tape, and he looked much better and cleaner than he did in that cell.

It was around one in the night when Christopher stopped in front of an abandoned house in the middle of the woods, Zoe was convinced he was tricking them again until she heard a faint cry and it was way too familiar.

“Aubrey!”...