Chapter 68. Civil War (1)

[2018, April 15th & 16th. Caines, Terres Somnia]

How she’d convinced him to do this he still wasn’t sure. These were dark times. The last thing they needed was to be caught together. Her arms around his neck as he walked through the woods with her on his back made Bart feel like he could breathe again though. When her engagement ended and she came back, they started seeing each other in secret, meeting at a cabin that belonged to her and her brothers, a place only the four of them and Emily Maine knew about.

“Are you sure Aaron won’t be here today?” Bart asked.

“Don’t you ever get tired of worrying?” CC asked, kissing his cheek.

“It’s not like you’re fooling anyone anyway,” said Aaron, standing in the doorway of the cabin, apparently waiting on them.

Bart squatted to let CC down and she reluctantly obliged.

“Condor,” said Bart, utter dislike on his face.

Aaron rolled his eyes.

“We get it, Bart. You don’t like me. But I’m willing to