Chapter 167. Part of Being on the Team

Eli

It would be faster to heal if I stayed in wolf form, but the tiny seats in these utility vehicles aren’t exactly built for four legs. Since my hand is still injured, I’m stuck riding shotgun while Kelly drives. And I wish she’d go faster.

She’d insisted that I eat, but I didn’t want to waste time, so I inhaled about half a sandwich before I finally convinced her to leave, so now I’m finishing up the rest of it one-handedly while we speed through the forest. Luckily there’s a rough path here, so the vehicles are making good time, although in wolf form we may be able to run faster—but again, there’s my injured hand, so I’d probably trudge along like a snail.

While I’m in a generally useless state, I have time to think. There’s an ache deep in my gut whenever I think of Rose being kidnapped, and that’s making it more difficult to finish the sandwich. Though I could easily ask Kelly what happened at the castle, I really don’t think I want to hear t