Chapter 50

Sloane

They blindfolded me before we left.

I didn’t know how long we traveled.

Long enough for my legs to stiffen from sitting. Long enough for the road beneath the vehicle to change twice. Long enough for me to stop trying to count turns because there were too many.

The collar stayed cold against my throat.

Rhea was still there somewhere behind it, but so faint I could barely feel her.

That bothered me more than the blindfold.

When the vehicle finally stopped, one of the men beside me grabbed my arm.

“Out.”

I stepped down carefully.

Cold night air hit my face.

The ground beneath my boots was uneven.

Forest.

I could smell pine, wet earth, leaves.

Home.

My chest tightened before they even removed the blindfold.

Jax stood in front of me when the darkness lifted.

Three other men were with him, all dressed in dark clothes. No obvious weapons. Nothing that would make them stand ou