Chapter 18. Making Friends

^vegetable patch and the adjoining pack grounds. *sings* ---- Running into Kieran last night had left me seriously unsettled and I spent most of breakfast in suspense, wondering if he would make an appearance. I was ready to tell Dante about his crazy friend and the thinly veiled threat I received, hoping he'd provide a solution. However, logic prevailed after I heard that Dante had been up all night, figuring out new routes for the patrol. When he joined us at breakfast, he looked truly exhausted and out of utter sympathy, I kept the events of last night to myself. "You look really tired. You should have a nap." I can't stop voicing my concerns, not when he's almost falling asleep in his cereal. "No, no, no..." He yawns slowly, tired eyes forcing themselves open. "We're not wasting our day, Aly. I'll be okay." "Dante." Nora fusses, resting a hand on his tousled locks. "Listen to Aly. You're no fun when you'r