Chapter 41

“I know. I was with a female earlier.”

There was no blushing and no misinterpretation, which was so typical of the blunt female. Reese rolled his eyes and tugged her away from Luke, their familiarity with each other apparent. But the intimacy felt gentle and natural, that of two people who just liked to spend time with each other and nothing more.

“You need to go home, Daria, before your folks come here looking for you again,” Reese said.

Daria shrugged. “They don’t know I’m out. We haven’t had any threats lately and they won’t mind if they find out. Besides, I can’t go out now. A big storm’s coming.”

“Huh?”

She inclined her head. The two men looked, expecting to find dark clouds. But there were only white ones and a scatter of stars.

“The sky’s clear,” Reese shot back.

“Not that.That.”

She was gesturing at the fog, not at the sky. They watched as it roiled and coated the forest area in a thick gloom, leaving behind zero visibility. Luke checked the invisible barriers and noted they w