MAYA
My chest felt tight as we passed into the boundary of Serenity Moon territory. Thorin squeezed my leg from the driver’s seat. “You alright?” he asked softly.
“Yea, I’m okay,” I told him. My heart was beating a hundred miles an hour, and my stomach churned, but I knew nothing would happen. Thorin was here with me; my brother was gone.
Thorin’s phone rang, and he answered it. “Uh huh… okay…. left at…. alright, thanks.”
“Who was that?” I asked.
“Carson,” he said, looking into the rearview mirror. Carson was in the car behind us. “He had a suggestion for us.”
As we got closer to the center of the pack, I looked out the window. Growing up, Serenity Moon always seemed like this magical place. The homes always looked so neat, and our shops seemed busy. Returning, it didn’t seem that
