I sat in the dirt with my hands tied behind the tree, but the rope wasn't the problem.
The people were.
My swords were gone. One of the idiots had claimed them the second they'd searched my things. Another had tossed my Hello Kitty bag aside like garbage after emptying everything onto the ground.
Animals.
Absolute fucking animals.
I slowly breathed in through my nose and out through my mouth.
Calm.
Stay calm.
Losing my temper wouldn't get my stuff back.
Wouldn't get me free.
Wouldn't get me back to Kane.
The thought hit before I could stop it.
I frowned, of all the things my brain could've decided to focus on, it chose him.
Typical.
I rested my forehead against my knees and squeezed my eyes shut.
For a second, I could almost see him.
Not clearly.
Just his back.
Standing there with his hands shoved into his pockets like he always did. Head tilting slightly as if he'd already figured out whatever stupid thing I was about to do.
