Chapter 173
Before we left, the Lama grabbed her son by his chin, bringing his face down to hers very slowly. No words were exchanged, just eye contact. Letting him go, she leaned into him.[]
“Well talk when we get home prately.” Luna Grace walked me
Caleb paled
Belac looked on in roth reverence to the Luna whers dressed in the color of war
- We’ll figure everything on together. “I like the way Dallas voice changes when he talks to; he no longer putting on a show for anyone. It’s just him and me
spot be okay ya Well
Hours and hours of driving do things to me while preguam. The pressure on my sciatic nerve is constant, making shooting pain decored down my legs No position in the car is comfortable, and at one point when it’s time to get back mo the car from a bathroom break, I refuse, planting any fees, runting them in their place, making myself unmovable. Everyone in our litle group
caround, pacing back and forth while watching Dallas try to talk some sort of reason to a heavily pregnant female who’s refusing to move,
Hysteria babbles with the thought of getting back ride that vehicle “Im not going back in there. I can’t do it shake my head at Dallas while rubbing just to the left of the base of my splow, trying desperately to take the pain away. Dallas walks back into the gas station, gets a bag of ice, and applies it to the worst spot
Just leave me here, Dallas. I’ll be fine Dallas laugh as soon as my words come out
“Let’s see if the ice helps.” He holds the bag there. My clothes became wet, and his band must be freezing, but the pain shifts enough to a tolerable level that I climb back inside with a low grumble instead of on the verge of tears
Dallas has to drive with one hand on the wheel while his other hand massages my lower back. My head rests on the becoming more and more. The snow drifts get deeper and deeper the dosage got to his territory
hboard facing the passenger side window, watching the winter
Branches of the pine trees bow, pulling toward the ground with their heavy burden to and snow ding to the landscape. It’s glistening, as if fairies were here and sprinkled the north in magir pixie dust, making it sparkle and shine.]
Pulling up to the main house, it looks the way a picture perfect postcard would look, undisturbed snow covering the roof of the house, the chimney billowing out thick smoke that curls up toward the darkening sky. The snow banks are high along the window ledges, as if cocooning the house in its embrace. The porch swing gently sways on its own with the gentle wind! wonder how many generations it has rocked?
“Let’s go side 1 get the stuff out later. Dallas shots off the engine, gets out, and walks toward my site of the car. He opens the door, giving me his hand to help me to a standing position. I can’t help the way I stretch my back then lean over, trying to take the pressure off of it
“Are you all right?” It’s looking at me fy
“Yes, I’m fine.” More car doors start to dose blind us. The Wildflowers are all congregated behind Belac Unease curs through the crispness of the cold
The door to the house open wide, La Grace stepping outside dressed in a warm, long, deep grey sweater and black yoga pants. She seems so unassuming but all of us know better than to make that presumption of her
Just don’t stand there. Come inside. It’s freezing out.” She smiles at every single one, willst teath trying to put fears a case ||
“Tome, it’s okay” She ushers all of us inside with the wave of her hand. A delightful squeal rings from the inside of a pup’s voice, followed by Laughter
Still no one moves yet. The amber light pouring out from the open door casts a v
a warm reflection on the whire snow
“I made dinner. We want to share in your first meal here with us. She watches the way they all eye each other, with apprehension chiseled hard on faces that hold their worry and fear Looks of disbelief cross their faces ut they all look toward Helac for guidance. She takes a breath before taking that first step toward the house, leading the way like a general. The others fall in right formation behind her, crunching the frozen snow underneath their feet
All their heads scan the landscape, taking in the northern nature. Its very different than the smell of salt. It’s wild, fresh, laden heavily with the smell of many different kinds of trees.]
Caleb walks beside Belas, not touching in any kind of way, but just there, side by side. Hela takes just a side step away from Caleb, creating a small distance between them]
We bring up the back. The male with his curly blond hair walks cautiously inside, making sure he’s as far away from Caleb in he can get. He smells heavily of large quantities of soap, no other smell as if he’s dipped himself in bleach, coming out squeaky clean
Om
