Chapter 10

ALEJANDRA.

Forrest comes back into the oval office to get the rest of us after he’s done talking to his dad.

Oval office.

I giggle.

We’re halfway down the stairs when I bump into the back of Forrest. He and Desmond have both stopped and they’re looking at me. I look behind me and see that Puma and Phoenix are also staring at me.

“What?” I ask.

“We’ve never heard you laugh before,” Puma says, voice filled with something I can’t describe.

“Oh.” I drop my gaze, uncomfortable with them all looking at me right now. Forrest and Desmond start walking again, so I follow behind them.

I’m honestly kind of worried about falling down these stairs. They’re so tall, I’d probably fall forever.

“Don’t worry, I’d catch you,” Forrest is quick to assure me.

Ah, right.

Forrest is in my head now.

Or has he always been?

“You guys have a lot of things you need to tell me.”

“We will. Soon,” he promises. “We just need to get through the next few hours first.” The next few hours.

I can do that.

“Why did you te