Raine's POV

Our first night of travel went smoothly. We were almost to the mountain range and had booked a hotel to wait out the day. It took Cage and I several hours of alone time to even take the edge off of our thirst for each other. Now, everything was ready for us to leave and we sat across from each other, waiting for the sun to descend. I looked to Cage and murmured silently, "I need to call Marku."

His head snapped up, his dark liquid eyes swirling stormily. "Why?"

I spoke gently, trying to calm him down. "Our best shot is to avoid a fight. Maybe if...