Chapter 144

{Harper's POV}

The road stretched out flat and endless in both directions, bordered on either side by fields of tall grass that swayed gently against a sky slipping slowly into dusk. No streetlights. No buildings. Just open land, quiet enough that I could hear my own pulse finally starting to settle.

I leaned against my bike, letting the stillness sink in.

Paige sat at the edge of the road a few f