Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Possessive

Beckett hisses at me when we reach the rattling darkness of the rear compartment. "Where have you been? I looked everywhere for you."

This possessive Beckett makes me uncomfortable, like he thinks he owns me. Gone is the self-assured young man I first met. And gone, too, is the shoulder-bowed former leader thinking he needed to give up his principles to join Genki. I prefer the first version and feel another tickle of guilt. I've made him this way, caused this shift. And yet, I still want to smack him for being such an idiot.

"Nowhere." Golden fur rubs against my hand as the dog keeps pace beside me. "I'm just trying to figure out what to do next."

"In case you hadn't noticed," he snaps, "you're not in this alone."