Under The Pine

Ember's POV

I looked sideways trying to see if anyone was following me. I was relying heavily on my senses to guide me so that I didn't fall into any mess at this point. My eyes were also rolling in my head from the long walk hike.

There was no need for me to stress myself about it too much because Sonia was also keeping watch but one could never be too careful. I was feeling a certain way and didn't even know how to be free from this stress.

I saw a hooded figure also waiting in the distance and I sighed. I would always recognize him even in the darkness. I was waiting to see what was going to happen.

"I thought you weren't going to come anymore. Why did you waste too much time?" Xander spoke and I sighed.

"I called for this meeting so I would obviously be here. You're the one who is ten minutes early but that's beside the point. I need to get some information across to you that doesn't need to be transmitted through phone that's why I set up this meeting. Now, my kids are in a d