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His eyes widen in comprehension. “Fuck…”
“Yeah.”
“So you’ll leave?” he asks.
“That’s the plan.”
“Where will you go?”
I’ve had an offer, one I’m seriously considering, one that I think would be perfect for Curi too. “How much do you know about the outer rims?”
He shrugs. “Not much. Just about the pockets of mundane.”
“Have you heard of Grimm Isle?”
“No, what is that?”
“It’s off the coast of the northernmost edge of the outer rims. There’s an infection rampant there, and the authorities need help. There’s a team being put together. Trained by Farnell.”
“What kind of team?”
“I’m not sure. He didn’t tell me. He said I’d have to commit before he could say more.”
“Are you going to commit?”
The thought of leaving, of being far from Cameron, makes my gut twist, but I nod. “Yeah. Once I know Cameron is safe, then yeah, I’m going. You should come.”
He looks away. “I don’t know…”
“You don’t have to know right now. There’s time.”
He rolls his neck on his shoulders and exhales. “You know what? I might be ready to run now.”
“Yeah, me too.”
But no matter how hard or fast we run, we won’t escape our love for Cameron. Not today. Not for a long time.
CHAPTER 12
CAMERON
We’d agreed that Serath wouldn’t go anywhere alone, not until we had a plan to lure out the faction, but we’d also agreed that it wasn’t safe for me be to alone either. Offing me was still on the faction agenda, after all, and now they might use me to get to him. So once we were done at Stone Comfort, we made our way back to the tower. The plan was to find buddies so that I could go visit Melanie and Serath could see Farnell.
Curi and Orix were eating pasta at the table. They looked like they were finishing up. Curi’s hair was wet and pulled back in a knot. He’d obviously just showered. Orix greeted us, but Curi didn’t look at me.
Great.
Serath handed Orix the bag with the cakes he’d requested. “I need to see Farnell. You want to come with me?”
“Sure,” Orix said, his gaze flicking to me then to a silent Curi, who was hyper focused on his almost empty plate of pasta.
I wasn’t sure when the others would be back, but I could call Derek to go with me.
But before I could do anything, Serath said, “Curi, can you go to see Melanie with Cam?”
I stared at him in shock. What was he doing? We’d agreed to give Curi space. “It’s fine. I’ll call Derek. Derek! Derek, I need you.” Long seconds passed, and nothing happened.
Strange.
