Chapter 170: 'An eye for an eye'

ROSE

‘We can’t go back to Blue Rock?’ I asked, feeling a little guilty for wrecking the original plan of lying low until we’ve trained enough to confront Rum’s uncle and the dark whims.

‘Even if Erasmo allowed it, I don’t think we should.’ Rum handed me my dress and I took it to pull over my head, while he pulled up his pants.

‘Shall we stay here then?’ I asked.

‘I don’t trust rogues.’ He put on his shirt.

‘But your mother was one, wasn’t she? And your grandparents.’ I picked up the bandana beside my feet and stepped towards him.

He looked at me. ‘You can’t trust a rogue, Rose. You just can’t.’

I fixed his bandana and then his shirt. ‘But Perri and Kurt are kind and friendly, aren’t they?’ All set, I looked up and found him frowning at me. ‘You don’t think they can be trusted too?’

‘It’s hard to tell for now.’ And then he pushed me behind him. ‘Sssh. Someone’s coming.’

I smelled it too, faintly in the air. Metal and rock—strangely familiar.

‘Alpha Keithen!’ Perri’s voice arri