Chapter 171

Kobie paced away and stared at the ground, trying to gather her thoughts before she spoke. Turning, she looked back at Fischer. She’d grown up with him in her life from as far back as she could remember. He was her brother’s best friend and unfortunately a one-form, other than that, he was an amazing guy. There had been a few times in her brief life she’d considered making a play for him, he had this boy-next-door cuteness going on with his sandy hair always hanging over his eyes. Kobie was too loyal to the clan to do that and other than his cuteness, she wasn’t emotionally attached to him. She blew out a breath and placed her hands on her hips. “I don’t know, Fish.”
Crossing his arms over his chest, he gave her a sympathetic look. “Look, your brother made me promise that if anything ever happened to call that number and get you out of here,” he heaved a visible sigh, “your dad agreed.” He moved closer to her but seemed to know not to touch her right now. “I spoke to the Prince of this Alliance and he’s a very blunt, straightforward man.”
Kobie cleared her throat so she wouldn’t give in to the tears that threatened to fill her eyes. The prince, holy crap. “I know the Alliance is trustworthy,” she turned and looked out across the field, “but crossing the border and leaving here…”