Chapter 131

• I was suddenly struck with a fatigue so strong, my knees weakened and I leaned against Emerett for support. "We need to start heading back." Jude suddenly said, pushing himself off that tree.
• Alvin nodded, looking back at me and Emerett. "You can carry her, right?" Emerett lifted me up in his arms like putty in response and jerked his head forward. "Move."
• Emerett looked down at me, eyes flickering with an emotion I couldn't recognize. "I am sorry for what I am about to do. What we are about to do." I opened my mouth to ask him what he meant, when he suddenly covered my mouth with a cloth.