(Isabella) Gravel churned under the car as I pulled off another road. I tried to focus on the here and now, evening my breath, but the weight of what was about to happen overtook me. The reality was, I had no idea what I was about to step into. I just knew it would probably be filled with pain and fear and Goddess knows what else. I let myself smile for a split second, thinking how Lucas would love that I referred to his Goddess for the first time, even if it was in my mind. I hoped I would get the chance to tell him, I hoped it didn’t end - No. I shook my head as icy dread washed over me. I would come out of here alive, with Charlotte. We were going to be okay. I passed a car pulled to the side of the road, something familiar tugged in me, but it wasn’t Rodney’s car. The c