moved my horse down the street with the others following right behind me. “New plan. We’re going to go to them like they want but we are going to stay there until they tell us every last little thing they’re keeping from us and then we’ll see who’s going to be in control.”
“I like it.” Darius said. “But can that be by force or strictly knowledge?”
I laughed just to his expression. “Sorry but I’m not encouraging fighting. If this stuff they’re going to tell us actually involves us and is basically up to us to finish then we’ll definitely get to take over. I mean, I don’t see why we shouldn’t.”
“And then what?” Ruby asked. “We basically get our way? And what way is that exactly?”
“However we want it to be.”
“Yeah, good luck.”
I was jolted by another voice and Ryon was standing on the side of the street and started walking in the direction we were going like he had just come out of a shop.
“What are you doing here?” Jaylyn snatched. “Thought we were supposed to meet you.”
“Me? No. Not me. Aleks and Trever will be taking care of that.”
“What about Kole?” I asked.
“He’s there now but won’t stay, I’m sure.”
“What’s his problem?” I continued with my questions while I walked at his pace on my horse and it was like no one else was with us.
“What do you mean?”
“He hates me. Trever knows why but won’t say anything and I think you know too.”
Ryon smiled for a moment and tried to keep his gaze away from me like maybe he was just watching the path in front of him. “Ah—he’s just—not happy about my choice.”
“Your choice?”
“Yeah. He doesn’t want to be angry at me. He just needs someone to blame.”
I looked back at everyone behind me quickly and they encouraged me to go on with the questions so maybe we could find out something. “What was your choice?”
Ryon smiled and glanced back to see the others with curious eyes. “It’s not a big deal. I’m just going away for a while when this is all done.”
“What do you mean?”
“You know, like a vacation.”
“Why would he be mad about that? When will you be back?”
He laughed but didn’t look at me while he answered. “Ah, that’s the thing. I’m—” He paused but kept his tone normal by laughing it off. “Why are you caring?”
“Stop it. You know I love you.”
Hearing me say it made Ruby almost choke. “Sorry. I think I just swallowed a bug.”
“You sound surprised.” Ryon smiled.
“We don’t need to talk about it.” Ruby replied, glancing at Zayden.
“Who cares?” I said, sighing again. “Just tell me.”
“I don’t think I will.”
“Please?”
I was almost begging him now but Ryon did all he could to keep his eyes off me. “Why don’t you stop it?”
“Stop what?”
“I already told you I’m not doing this with you.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m not going to be your little pet you can take out of a cage to play with every time you get bored.”
“Where did that come from? I’m only asking you why Kole would be mad at you. That’s not a big deal. Are you not letting him go with you on this vacation?”
“No, he wouldn’t be able to come with me.”
“When are you coming back?”
“I won’t be coming back. Ever.”
I paused there and just tried comprehending what he was saying. “What do you mean? Why?”
“It’s just something I have to do. Don’t worry. It won’t affect you at all. You won’t even notice.”
“Of course I’ll notice! How can you even say that to me?!”
“Because you won’t. You already know what you’re going to do. I shouldn’t have to tell you.”
“I won’t be gone forever. My father will still live here. I’m not always going to make him come see me.”
“I’m not going to be here either, Adele.”
“Then where?”
“Can’t tell you.”
“Can’t or don’t want to?”
“Both.”
I glanced ahead for just a moment and saw the secluded
“I like it.” Darius said. “But can that be by force or strictly knowledge?”
I laughed just to his expression. “Sorry but I’m not encouraging fighting. If this stuff they’re going to tell us actually involves us and is basically up to us to finish then we’ll definitely get to take over. I mean, I don’t see why we shouldn’t.”
“And then what?” Ruby asked. “We basically get our way? And what way is that exactly?”
“However we want it to be.”
“Yeah, good luck.”
I was jolted by another voice and Ryon was standing on the side of the street and started walking in the direction we were going like he had just come out of a shop.
“What are you doing here?” Jaylyn snatched. “Thought we were supposed to meet you.”
“Me? No. Not me. Aleks and Trever will be taking care of that.”
“What about Kole?” I asked.
“He’s there now but won’t stay, I’m sure.”
“What’s his problem?” I continued with my questions while I walked at his pace on my horse and it was like no one else was with us.
“What do you mean?”
“He hates me. Trever knows why but won’t say anything and I think you know too.”
Ryon smiled for a moment and tried to keep his gaze away from me like maybe he was just watching the path in front of him. “Ah—he’s just—not happy about my choice.”
“Your choice?”
“Yeah. He doesn’t want to be angry at me. He just needs someone to blame.”
I looked back at everyone behind me quickly and they encouraged me to go on with the questions so maybe we could find out something. “What was your choice?”
Ryon smiled and glanced back to see the others with curious eyes. “It’s not a big deal. I’m just going away for a while when this is all done.”
“What do you mean?”
“You know, like a vacation.”
“Why would he be mad about that? When will you be back?”
He laughed but didn’t look at me while he answered. “Ah, that’s the thing. I’m—” He paused but kept his tone normal by laughing it off. “Why are you caring?”
“Stop it. You know I love you.”
Hearing me say it made Ruby almost choke. “Sorry. I think I just swallowed a bug.”
“You sound surprised.” Ryon smiled.
“We don’t need to talk about it.” Ruby replied, glancing at Zayden.
“Who cares?” I said, sighing again. “Just tell me.”
“I don’t think I will.”
“Please?”
I was almost begging him now but Ryon did all he could to keep his eyes off me. “Why don’t you stop it?”
“Stop what?”
“I already told you I’m not doing this with you.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m not going to be your little pet you can take out of a cage to play with every time you get bored.”
“Where did that come from? I’m only asking you why Kole would be mad at you. That’s not a big deal. Are you not letting him go with you on this vacation?”
“No, he wouldn’t be able to come with me.”
“When are you coming back?”
“I won’t be coming back. Ever.”
I paused there and just tried comprehending what he was saying. “What do you mean? Why?”
“It’s just something I have to do. Don’t worry. It won’t affect you at all. You won’t even notice.”
“Of course I’ll notice! How can you even say that to me?!”
“Because you won’t. You already know what you’re going to do. I shouldn’t have to tell you.”
“I won’t be gone forever. My father will still live here. I’m not always going to make him come see me.”
“I’m not going to be here either, Adele.”
“Then where?”
“Can’t tell you.”
“Can’t or don’t want to?”
“Both.”
I glanced ahead for just a moment and saw the secluded
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