ALL THE THINGS LEFT UNSAID
part 1; that should have never been your road
co-written by @keepswingin and @rainfallingfromthesky
They don’t have time to run.
One second they’re staring at a stretch of highway that seems to lead to nowhere, Willa rolling her eyes when Wyatt says he wants to see the gas station and snag a couple of snacks to surprise the pups with, and the next they’re surrounded by men far quieter than any ordinary humans.
She’s on the ground before she can react, a heavy boot pressing into her back, pinning her there. Pain arcs through her spine, and she can’t even take a breath before Wyatt is slammed into the ground too, right in front of her.
Her gut tells her something’s wrong when the first thing the group of men does is something they shouldn’t.
A younger hunter, with blue eyes and a blonde beard, crouches in front of Wyatt and rips his moonstone from his neck, smiling wickedly before returning to his full height and passing the necklace off to someone beside him. Willa tries to move her head to see the others, to turn or tilt it, but the man jabs the steel toe of his shoe into the space between her shoulder blades, and she winces and turns back to her brother.
Wyatt’s eyes are panicked, locked to hers. She holds her gaze steady, trying her best to remind him that they’re okay, they’ll be all right. She wants to tell him they’re going to fight - because they always fight, right to the end - but there’s some muttering from above them and in the next second, he’s gone from her sight. Her stomach twists, and she almost calls for him, but swallows the words before they can erupt from her mouth. Show no fear, show no fear, show no—
“Up,” a voice behind her snaps, and then she’s hoisted to her feet and turned towards the group surrounding them.