Chapter 56. Trip To the Woods

My heart was thumping in my chest while I waited for Zion in front of the pack house. It was time for him to leave on his one-day trip.

While I was eager for him to go so I could go back to that forest and check it out, I also started missing him badly. 

He was in his office, reviewing some last-minute plans with Jamie and Isaac. We argued earlier that he should take more men than the two he was travelling with, but he was so persistent in being stubborn. He claimed he was strong enough to protect himself and was only taking the two guards because Jamie and Isaac had insisted, which I was also grateful for. 

“I told you not to wait outside,” I turn to see Zion walking towards me with Jamie, Isaac and two other warriors. The ones who would be joining him on the trip.

“Are you ready to leave now?” My voice came out shaky, the opposite of what I wanted. 

He looked towards the guys with him and gave a silent command to them. They gave me a