Chapter 155: Out of Time, Part 1

"C'mon." He gathered his jacket and my shoes. "We can go through the woods and circle back around to the car."

I stood, frozen, unable to process what was happening.

"Chloe." He snapped his fingers in front of my face. "Let's go."

I was officially out of time. What was I supposed to do?

"We have to go. Now," he urged.

"Go where?" I put my shoes back on, my movements nervous and jerky. "I have to face them."

He was crazy if he thought we could outrun them or hide forever.

"Are you insane?" he said incredulously. "If you go in there, they'll take you. We have to get out of here."

"And what are they going to do to me?" I stood in the middle of the gazebo, arms crossed. "They need a Halstead vampire to change me, so I won't be going alone."

Trent stopped cold, as if he hadn't once bothered to consider that detail. But it was that small detail that kept me calm. Knowing I wouldn't have to do this alone made it a lot less terrifying.