“You did what you could.”
“Which was damn near nothing. We should go to Summer’s. I think we’ll be safe there, at least until I can figure out if we’re still in danger.”
“Okay.” Riadh was rattled and finding it hard to be coherent.
Dale reached over and took Riadh’s hand. “I love you.”
“I love you, too. I was prepared to die rather than be owned by him. He made me…” Riadh couldn’t bring himself to give Dale the details of what the mage had done to him.
“Tell me when I’m not driving, okay? I want to know, and want to focus on you, not the road.”
“Okay.” Maybe he’d get his thoughts together, given a little time. 6