Chapter Thirteen

"Shouldn't you at least tell me where we are headed?" Ryan asked Jane as they drove toward the destination she had mentioned earlier.

He was sitting beside her.

"You will find out when we get there," she replied sternly, without making an attempt to look at him.

The drive continued in silence until Ryan's phone rang, breaking the quiet.

It was Rose.

"I thought you were dead," she joked as soon as Ryan answered.

"Yeah, your call brought me back to life," he replied, and they both laughed.

For the first time since the trip began, Jane glanced at him, surprised and curious about who was on the other end of the line.

"I was really worried, Ryan. I thought you had been imprisoned, and I couldn't make it to the station because of what you told me." Her voice was filled with concern.

"I'm sorry," Ryan apologised, explaining that he was released the same night.

"How? Where are you, anyway? Everyone is freaking out, even Mr. Lee. He said he has not been able to reach you, and you have not