I managed to make it out of the rogue zone without Soren or anyone coming after me. I didn’t want him to come after me but I was a little surprised that he hadn’t noticed I was gone yet.

Maybe he just let me go. I’d left his dresser a little messy. He might have discovered that I found the photo and realized I knew the truth and wasn’t going to bother convincing me to stay.

As I got onto the open road, a bush beside me rustled.

I ...