Chapter 69

When Coal was settled, Daniel joined in and the four of them, along with Amber, walked out the door. Alpha looked at me. "Dismissed!" I couldn't be happier to comply. Langdon and I exited the room, but I veered away from the exit, realizing I still wore the foolishly short dress. I needed to change. Making my way to the closest bathroom, I tried to keep my hands from trembling as I redressed. When I finished, Langdon and I headed out into the forest. Neither of us spoke as Langdon just followed me in the dark. When we made it to the waterfall cave, Langdon looked around in surprise, taking in the small stash of food, propane heater, and fur blankets. And Darcie had insisted I take a pillow-my little teddy bear was perched on top of it. My cheeks warmed in embarrassment. Langdon murmured reassuringly, "I love the bear." I gave him a ghost of a smile, but even that was hard. My body didn't want to smile knowing Coal was in so much pain. Langdon turned on the propane heater, fill