chapter 72

Sage “We are gonna get caught, I don’t understand why you haven’t told him. He has been acting so darn good, Luna,” Casen whines beside me as we both carry our baskets toward the border near the waterfall. “He doesn’t need to know. What if it triggers him, and he kills them? It is working, isn’t it? None of them have stepped over since we started this. Besides, even Derrick agrees, Andrei still isn’t in the right headspace to tell him anything about what we are doing here yet,” I explain as I look down at the basket of vegetables and bread. Casen's basket contains fruit and bottled water. I try to ensure we cover the necessary basics, and these seem to be good to put together some decent, balanced meals for those who struggle. “If he catches you this close to the border, he will have all our heads, Sage. You know that he doesn’t want to see you this close to the front lines, it is dangerous,” Casen warns. He is right, but I know Andrei would never see it the same way we do. So, every a