#Chapter 107: The Vagrant

Ella “Do you have service?” I asked the driver. He pulled out his phone, then cursed under his breath as the same realization hit him that had just hit me. He shook his head. “Nothing. We’re in a dead zone out here.” “Shit,” I said out loud. The driver took his hat off and ran a hand through his hair. “I can shift and run back to the mansion to get help. Do you mind waiting here? I’ll be as fast as I can. Thirty minutes or so.” Thirty minutes. That wasn’t enough time. “Now hold on.” I climbed out of the car, gathering my heavy skirts as best I could. “Let’s look at the engine first. Maybe it’s something simple we can fix ourselves.” The driver looked skeptical. “Are you sure, miss? I’m afraid I don’t know anything about engines…” “It won’t hurt just to look will it?” The coronation was starting in fifteen minutes. There wasn’t time to wait for him to run back to the house and return with help. “I know a little about cars, so perhaps if w