Chapter 40 Their Home, Their Rules
- *Isabella*
- My heart pounds as the Chyara elder’s words settle in. We ain’t leavin’ tonight. We are stayin’ here—in their land, in their settlement, surrounded by their people. I ain’t sure if that’s an act of hospitality or control.
- “You four will stay here tonight,” the elder says firmly, his expression unreadable. “It is too dark to travel with the young boy.”