Chapter Twenty-Six
Our reunion was bittersweet.
Decker had been taken away but the aftermath of Destiny’s destruction remained, not just in the charred structure that had once been Bryce’s family’s home but in my friends, who were sheathed in soot and covered in a myriad of cuts and scratches, lucky to have escaped alive.
Physically.
Emotionally, both had tear stains marring the soot on their faces and were quietly sitting on the sidewalk, arms wrapped around their legs as they awaited our arrival. Once Abe helped me out of the car, I limped to them and gave them each a fierce hug. As I pulled away from Leah, I tugged at the shorn ends of her hair.
“Heard you were offered some hair tips.”
Leah snorted. “I shared some advice of my own.”
I nodded, chuckling through cracked lips. “I’m
