Chapter 179

Zoe's POV

I ran to my room, grabbing everything from the box. My old laptop barely held together, but I powered it up and searched the coordinates. Then, I rushed outside to my broken car.

Xavier and Aunt Julie followed as I yanked open the backseat door.

"You can't take that. It won’t even start," Xavier commented.

"It better. The coordinates are a two-day drive away," I muttered, then turned to him. "Key?" I held out my hand.

"Zoe—"

"Key. Now."

He sighed, pulled the key from his pocket, and placed it in my palm. I grabbed it and turned without a thank you.

"You can't let her go alone," Aunt Julie protested.

"I'm not," Xavier assured, arms crossed as I tried to start the car. It didn’t even sputter.

I kept turning the key, refusing to admit he was right. The car had been through too much. It wasn’t taking me anywhere.

Aunt Julie whispered to Xavier, "How long do we wait?"

"You can wait inside. She won’t last long," he replied, knowing full well I could hear him.

"I heard that!" I sna