Protector's Honor

Sasha returned promptly and the two ladies headed out. He tried to help, but Sasha moved beside her friend and took over.

“I got it,” she said.

Rory followed them out of the inn, feeling lost and alone. His time of helping Tabitha had ended. As the two women drove away into the darkness, he walked to his truck with his head down. The sound of their car faded into the night and the solitude of the mountain overwhelmed him.