Chapter 14

• Ruby
• Xavier looked up and down the street before crossing, and I followed close by his side. After leaving The Witches Brew, we hadn't gotten back into his car. We left the parking lot, turned left, and had now been walking for ten minutes.
• We hadn't really talked to each other during our walk, but it wasn't an uneasy silence. It felt comfortable. I felt protected. Was it because I knew about the power within him? I hadn't expected to be getting along with him so well. Why did he offer to do this? Why is it nice to me now? Was it all just because of his guilt over what he had said to me?