Chapter 383


    #Chapter 383 – Road Trip


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    I watch Cora struggle with her choice, biting her lip and trying to figure out how she feels. My heart


    goes out to her now, because I know that she thinks it is an impossible ask to tell us that she wants to


    put a coronation on hold so that she can visit a temple.


    But suddenly, quite suddenly, it’s all I want for her. Because Cora has been here for us through all of


    this and she deserves answers to these questions.


    And I open my mouth to say this, but Sinir beats me to it.


    “I think we should go,” he says, and I whip my eyes up to see him giving a casual shrug. “It will only


    take a few days,” he adds, looking down at me to see how I feel. “And, quite frankly, we could… use a


    break before the madness begins again.”


    A little smile creeps over my mouth.


    “Would it,” Cora begins, and then hesitates again. But we all wait, letting her find her voice.” Would it be


    safe?” she asks.


    “We think it would,” Roger says steadily at her side. “Xander’s on the run, which means he’s


    scrambling. He’s an old man and we took out the forces that he was using to physically attack us. Even


    if he’s working to get more, we think that we have…at least a small window of time.”


    “We would have to move quickly and quietly,” Henry adds, more cautious now than he’s been in the


    past I think spooked, still, by the disastrous results of ourst n. “No nes or anything shy


    just….a small, anonymous family trip.”


    I turn my attention back to Cora, wanting to know what she thinks. But she’s still sitting perfectly still


    and quiet, clearly putting her thoughts together.


    “I can’t ask you to do this,” she says after a long, quiet minute. “I we need to get the coronation going,


    to keep us all safe.”


    “You don’t have to ask us to do it, Cora,” Sinir answers quietly, and I turn my eyes up at my mate.


    “We’re telling you we want to do it. Right?” he looks at me now and I nod eagerly.


    “Honestly, Cora,” I say, leaning forwards her. “It’s what I was thinking I think it’s right I think we should


    go ”


    Roger says nothing, simply staying steady at Cora’s side, letting her make up her own mind But she


    just continues to shake her head “But there’s already so much to do here” She sight, putting her head


    down in her hands for a moment as she collects her thoughts “The Cult, and the priests, and Xander it


    was already s dia action from the aftermath of a war with the humans that has


    now, “we could be spending this time going to the refugee camps, actually helping people, now that we


    have the gift


    My face falls when I realize that she’s right. That there is so much to do here, that it’s perhaps selfish to


    consider this possibility –


    “Two days, Cora,” Roger says quietly next to her, taking her hand. “Two days, and then you cane


    back and save the world, and take on those problems and surely everything else that’s going toe


    along with them. But,” he gives her hand a little squeeze, “it would be okay to take two days. You


    deserve that. You’ve earned that.”


    And I find myself nodding, agreeing. Because as I consider what the rest of our lives are going to look


    like….it’s going to be a lot of dedication to the people of this nation, of this world. And it will make me


    so happy to do that work to help people.


    But Cora is one of the people I want to help. She deserves it as much as anyone else.


    Plus, she’s my sister. And that has to count for something.


    “Let’s go, Cora,” I say, leaning forward and giving her an encouraging smile. “Two days.”


    She bites her lip and I can see that she’s tempted, even if she hasn’t given in yet.


    “Would it help,” Sinir continues, cocking his head to the side, “if I told you that we’d be going in a


    very fancy RV? With a real bed that you and Roger could sleep in, and not be wedged together in a


    hospital bed?”


    Cora sits up straight at the idea. “You should have started with that,” she says, her eyebrows going up


    almost to her hairline. “I was sold at ‘real bed.” Let’s do it.” And then a little smile creeps onto her face.


    I let out a little cry of joy, throwing up the hand that’s not holding my baby to my chest. “Yes!” I shout,


    laughing now. “Road trip! This is so exciting! I’ve never been on a road trip in my life!”


    “Really?” Sinir asks, smirking down at me, pleased to see me so excited


    “Really!” I cry, looking excitedly between him and Cora “This will be so cool! I’ve always wanted to go


    on a road trip! This will be the best vacation ever!”


    “Well,” Henry says,ughing a little along with me “It’s not precisely a vacation –


    “Nope!” I say, getting to my feet, carted away a little by my excitement “We get two days,” I say. holding


    up two fingers to everyone in the room “Two days before we dedicate our lives to helping the people of


    this world, and destroying our enemies, and running a nation so if I get two days respite from all of the


    awful things that have been happening to urtely? They’re going to be the best two vacation days


    wu’ve ever had!”


    And then I’mughing and dancing around the room, holding Rafe up in the air and asking him if


    he’s excited for his first vacation. I think my joy is infectious, though, because when I turn back to my


    family everyone is smiling,ughing a little, and chatting as we start to make ns.


    Cora bites her lip again, but I can tell it’s with excitement this time as I move to her side,


    swooping down to give her a kiss on the cheek. “I’m so excited,” I say, grinning down at her.


    You’re going to get to talk to mom! And get all of the answers to your questions!”


    “I know,” she says, a hesitant excitement building in her now. “I just hope….well, I hope that she


    tells me what I want to hear, you know?”


    “She will,” I say, smiling and cing a hand on her cheek. “Things are going to start looking up


    for us, sis. I can feel it. Now let’s get packed! Because we’re going on a road trip!”


    And then I whoop again and throw my hand up in the air.


    Sinirughs as hees to my side, his phone already in his hand as he starts putting the


    n into action. “Come on, trouble,” he says, ncing at me. “Let’s go get packed – we’re going to


    have to move fast now if we want to make this work.”


    “Okay,” I say, and then I nce back at Cora, wanting to make sure she’s all right before I go. But


    she waves me off, standing up to start making her own ns with Roger. Henry, likewise ready to Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    get started, starts to roll for the door to make his own ns.


    Excited, I take Sinir’s hand. “So, where do we get an RV?” I ask, pleased.


    “You leave it to me,” he says as we head out of the room and start to walk down the hall. “You go


    pack our things and I’ll get our ride.”


    “Okay,” I say, heading for our little room. But before we part ways, I turn sharply and tug at his


    hand, making him pay attention to me for just one more moment. “That offer of the big bed,” I say.


    looking up at him with a frown. “That had better be on offer for me as well. Because if I have to


    squeeze into another single bed with your gigantic self for one more night,” I add, pointing a finger


    into his face, “I am out.”


    Heughs and grabs my using finger, cing a kiss on the tip of it before turning away from


    me and heading down the hall. “Your wish!” he calls over his shoulder. “Mymand”


    “Damn straight,” I mutter, smirking and watching him as he walks away from me. And then I


    sigh a little in excited content. Because my mate has stolen me two days away from this crazy


    world and I couldn’t be more excited for this trip