Aurelia
I was a nervous mess as we drove toward the village. A thick knot formed in my throat, and my hands fidgeted in my lap. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't sit still.
Hunter and Maddox sat on either side of me in the backseat while Jaxson drove. Felix jumped in with us and was sitting in the passenger seat with a handgun in hand, ready to shoot if anything happened.
The guys were on edge. I could feel the anxiety rolling off them in thick waves as we got closer.
We didn't have to drive for long before small cabins scattered throughout the forest came into view. As we drove by, villagers stepped out of their homes, scowling at us.
I gulped. King Landon wasn't joking when he said we weren't welcome here. The hatred was thick in the air as our motorcade drove down the narrow,
