We put Vespar beside Gus in the backseat and Matt in the trunk. Kellan refused to leave him behind. He’d seen too much, but I wouldn’t let him kill Matt. Too much death had already occurred. Then Damien and I climbed into the front with Kellan behind the steering wheel. As we drove off, everyone was quiet. Gus and Vespar were unconscious. Aumae remained quiet beside them and I felt the tension between Kellan and Damien. It was thick, so thick I wondered what would spark it. It was going to happen. I just didn’t know when.
“Shay’s father is tracking us. I can feel him,” Damien murmured.
Kellan kept driving. “I know.”
“He waited for us to deal with the humans. He can’t interact with them. It’s not why he’s here.”
“I know that, too.”
“Do you have a plan?” Damien whipped his head around a
