Chapter 19: Chapter 19: More Questions

“Hurry up,” Phebe snapped, turning around to look at me. I walked faster to catch up to them, realizing I had slowed down considerably.

She walked faster, eager to get as far from me as possible. I sped up to catch up to her.

“Hey, wait,” I called out.

“What?” She asked, exhaustion clear in her voice.

“Does this happen often?” I asked, gesturing towards Ezra whose body was lodged between Noah and Sarai.

“Why do you ask?” she said, her eyes searching mine desperately.

“Just wondering,” I said, shrugging innocently.

“Do you know something?”

“About what?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at her.

“Forget it,” she snapped, cutting the conversation short.

We walked in silence for a few paces before I spoke up again.

“So are you all Alphas?”

“How did you know that?” She asked, surprised.

“I’ve been paying attention.”

After a long look at me, she nodded.

“So what’re you gonna do with his body?” I asked.