Raleigh
I glance into the back and see Mom holding Dad tightly. Her head on his chest with her eyes closed. When I walked into that clearing and thought he was dead, I couldn’t breathe.
“Making sure his heart is beating. Mom is worried.” Jett says mournfully.
“Time for you to spill what Jagger told you.”
Uncle Morgan is as worried as she is. He alternates between watching the road and turning to see if Dad’s awake yet. I take the road that leads home and Uncle Morgan glances at me quickly. “Not the hospital?”
“Jagger said home. He needs to be surrounded by Mom’s scent. It will pull him from whatever mind trick they played on him.”
Uncle Morgan carries him up the steps and quickly gets him into their bed. Mom pulls the sheets around him and grabs one of her shirts to lay across his
