Nox

My gaze met Charli's only briefly as the policeman guided me into the backseat of his car. Guided was a kind way to say that he pushed. That wasn't my concern. Connecting with the golden-eyed love of my life and making sure she was safely out of Savannah was.

"Go!" I silently willed. "Get out of here. Do it before they suck you back in!" Though the words had never left my lips, I sent them with all the urgency I could muster.

Closing my eyes, I recounted ...