I watched as Nate took a corner that he wasn’t supposed to. That wasn’t the way to the first clans so I had instantly been on edge.
“Where are you taking me?” I asked him and at first, he didn’t answer but it was as if he thought better about it and said,
“Your teacher is waiting somewhere else for you. There is no need to go to the first clans.”
“But I was invited there, wasn’t I?” I asked. “That was what the invitation said.”
“Something changed.” He simply said, “So we can no longer go there.”
“Nate—”
“If you’re afraid I am taking you somewhere to kill you off then you can simply tell me to stop the car and I can tell the old man you refused his invite. I think that will be much simpler for both of us.”
“Asshole!” I found myself whispering, quite annoyed by his behavior. I folded
