Chapter 29

Raya’s POV

I said a quick prayer to the moon goddess as I thought back to the plan I had formed with the driver. It had to work somehow. I thought it was a little foolish of the driver to risk his life for strangers whom he barely knew. However, it was nice to meet someone who just had a heart of gold, like Keenan and Lady Tamar. If the world was full of kinder people, it would be a good place to live in.

“How long before we get to the border?” I asked, rapping on the partition that separated the driver from us.

“About thirty minutes,” came the reply.

“Thank you,” I said, and while I brainstormed on what to do next, he said, “Lady Tamar expected this.”

“What?” I asked, not expecting him to say anything and wondering if he had seen the posters too and would turn us in for the find money.

“Lady Tamar expected this. She had told me beforehand of the situation,” he said, but I was not sure if I should believe him. Why would Lady Tamar have told