Lena's POV
The stillness of the dawn opened out before us, a terrible peace that bit at my nerves. My heart hammered in my chest, each pulse reminding me of how precarious our circumstances now were. Though I wanted to think we were safe, Alex looked at me and I knew we were far from it. His mouth closed and his eyes flew to Finn, who was just ahead inspecting the road ahead.
Alex today was different from him yesterday. Under his typically calm attitude, the frigid rage bubbling underlined had become more intense and erratic. Though neither uttered a word, I could sense the tension in the air between him and Finn. But Alex's forbearance stunned me after all Finn had done—his treachery, the lies he concocted. I doubted my own ability to be so under control.
I spoke gently, "Finn," break
