FIGHTING FOR US

lready. He reached under the blanket to touch his wound but it was gone, alm

p and ta

pily. He smiled at her and helped her

were capable

watch” he

ds closing

ier walk around her gathering things. The even

ithout second thought.

ay Drew ha

.” Xavier said breakin

y walk quietly through the trees until they get to what seems like a p

r mind kept revolving back to the man she killed. She wondered what her father would say i

he man ha

k

oved

his family again just because he was d

uare shoulders, and she no

mach gr

feel her hunger wearing her down. She had che

ing her feet to move

d to admit she was unusually quiet for a girl. If it were any of his siste

eshen up and stop for the night. Some crunching soun

g?” he snatched the fruit fr

so much, I saw it on a

t any fruit you

ing to eat, it was the only thing I

you eaten?” h

away was the third.

t eat any random fruit because you’re hungry!” Xavier exclai

sked slanting her eyes ch

it out of your system? Or vo

rong?” she

ng are poisoned, you need to

pen to me.” She r

you kn

y body hea

rance that you’ll be fine, and even if you

y swayed side to side. It was no use she’d forgotten how to count. The poison was starting to take effect. Van

nce I- I’ve poisoned myse

t like the earth was losing its balance she couldn’t think cl

ght her before she fell, s

you o

ing some of the mint berries and blood. He knelt beside her and helped hold her ha

and carried her in his arms. Vanessa lift

d and caved in to