Just turn me over to them already! she wanted to shout. The Others would get her eventually anyway, if not by Jonny's hand, then by their own. She wasn't about to live with the guilt of hurting yet a third person she cared about.
Exhausted, Jenn stooped to grab her clothes and returned to the locker room. She took a long shower this time, not caring if the vamps got her. None did. She dressed and grabbed a comb from her locker, crossing to the mirror above the sinks. The cuff on her arm was black and heavy. She'd tried to work it off in the shower but found it impossible.
The familiar swing of the necklace drew her gaze as she leaned over to lace a boot. She looked at her shoe then back up, straightening as she stared at her reflection. Jenn leaned against the sink counter, one hand taking the worn, ancient medallion around her neck.
It wasn't her family's necklace. She wore the mark of Darian, the firstborn of the White God. Sofi wore the White God's pendant, Bianca wore Dusty's mark, and Yully wore Jule's.
Darian knew.
After a long pause, Jenn tucked it beneath her shirt. With jerky movements, she finished dressing and replaced her weapons. She needed to find Darian, even if she'd rather run as far as she could. He'd said something about a cabin nearby. The nearest small town was thinly populated during winter, but she'd seen people there during her exploration of the area around Jonny's.
She pulled on a coat and her hat. It was midmorning, and the snow still fell. She walked to the foyer and looked out, dreading the idea of walking somewhere when it was so cold.
Jenn emerged from the mansion. Jonny had ordered her never to leave, crippled her ability to Travel, and then told her to get information from Darian. She wasn't sure what the Black God's priority was, but she wanted to find Darian. The information Jonny revealed about one of the worlds being destroyed was too crazy for her not to find out the truth.
Snow swirled around her as she strode from the mansion into the cold morning. Jenn walked until she reached the end of the driveway. She crossed the road and walked into the pine forest, towards the small town. A glance at the sky revealed darker clouds in the west. They didn't appear to be moving quickly.
Jenn jogged until she was warm then settled into as quick of a walk as she could through the thick forest and tall snow. By noon, the dark clouds made the sky as dark as early evening. Snow fell heavier, until she could barely see the next tree in front of her. Jenn pushed onward, even when a wicked wind began to blow against her.