UNUSUAL ALLIANCES

Lucian hadn’t been planning to drive all the way to La Derte, but there was no turning around now. He could get clothes and any other supplies he needed at stores they’d come across on the way.

The only things he was worried about were the fact that they didn’t have the crowd they needed to ward off attacks and that he wasn’t sure what Lyla’s reaction to being watched would be. He decided to keep that part of the conversation off until it was absolutely necessary to divulge such information.

Lyla was confused. She had been in an argument with her mom about leaving Dennison. Her aunt...