Fugitive Family

Gonzalo could see the relief flooding River's face as she rushed towards him, wrapping him in a tight hug. Her breaths came out in ragged gasps, the type people who had just narrowly escaped death had. Well, had they not?

“We're safe," she whispered, burying her face in his chest.

Just when he was about to return the embrace, to bask in the glory of her scent and proximity, she pulled away with a hand finding Rain's head. The little girl, however, looked around with wide, curious eyes. "Where are we, Mama?" she asked with curiosity.

River's hug tightened around Rain for a moment before she turned to Gonzalo with a question forming on her lips. He knew what she was about to ask, so he answered before she could ask. Even though his voice was still strained with the adrenaline of their escape, “This is Sofia's house," he explained. "She's a widow, a doctor who lost her husband to the rogues recently."

He paused, remembering how Sofia had helped him in the aftermath of his two pack membe