Chapter 11
Max
"I'm sorry, Max. I really am." My mother tried to comfort me as I took in the previous events. Jeb, my father, our savior, had deserted us again.
"It's okay," I said, trying to hide my tears. The flock comes first, I reminded myself.
"Max." Mom chose her words carefully. "You said these kids were from Charleston?"
I nodded.
"Then that's where we'll go."
Fang looked at Mom, then at me. "Are you sure?"
I nodded again. "Fine by me. I want to keep an eye on them."
"Then it's settled: we're moving to Charleston."
I asked, "Right now?"
Mom laughed. "You've packed already?"
The flock, Ella, and Mom laughed.