Chapter 30

  If wolves were not blessed with night vision, Niya would have fallen multiple times by now. Who wears this kind of dress? The moonlight is dim but it is still there to illuminate the path just enough for her eyes to do the rest of the work. She struggles to keep up the pace with Chase, thanks to her small legs which are taking smaller steps now due to the dress.

  “Where are we going?” She calls him from behind. “Can you just slow down a little bit? I am stuck in this awful dress.”

  “You’ll see. It’s my second favorite place that I like to visit when I am bored.”

  “Why don’t you take me to your first favorite one?” Niya asks while catching her balance.

  “That is an intimate choice, and we have just become civil with one another.”

  “Fair deal,” she says only to trip again on the uneven ground. “Fuck! Just wait a second would you?” Chase walks back to her, his eyes glittering with surprise.

  “What?” she asks.