And it’s done. My time in Edson, my friendship with Joshua, my ties to the Caldwell family. Gone. It’s bittersweet, but for the first time in a long time, I’m looking forward, too. Everyone has a purpose, and these people may not have known it, but they served so many for me. Maggie and her friendship, Sarah and her courage, Joshua and his innocence, Charles and his decision. They’ll live in my thoughts until the day the life completely fades from me.
As I’m blearily making my way back to my truck, a scream shatters the air. I pause, smiling.
“What next?” Fear asks from behind, wrapping his arm around my shoulders. Closing my eyes, I lean into him. Visions of horror and panting sweat erupt on the insides of my eyelids.
“I want to find my mom,” I tell him.
He doesn’t hesitate. “I’ll drive.”
I raise my brows at him. “Don’t you have summons to take care of?”
Fear tries to snatch the keys, but I manage to jerk them away just in time. He scowls down at me. “The world can spin without me for a few minutes, woman. Come on, I’ve never driven before.”
I laugh, a sound that he cuts short with a kiss that tastes like strawberries and terror.