Chapter 55

Once I make it back home and dress behind the house, I come to the front and find him leaving through the front door. "Adam!" I call and hurry towards him. "Where are you going?"

He takes a breath. "Good, you're back. Stay inside—my mother is on her way. She'll stay with you here."

"But where are you going? Don't tell me you're going with them into the mountains."

"No. I'm going to the north border to meet the group when they arrive back. I made some calls and sent Ben to the town hall."

"I—okay. When will you be back?" I ask, tired of being apart. It...