Riley

"I knew you'd try to hop on one of these." Melody's hips swayed as she walked over to us.

The Roulex guards came to attention at her words and hustled in behind her, their weapons drawn.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked, tears clogging in my throat. "Is it money? Is that worth more than our friendship?"

She laughed and the scent of rotten eggs drifted on the wind straight toward me.

Xaden pushed me behind him. "That's ...