We'd been walking for a few days. The snow had stopped falling, and a dense layer of clouds blanketed the sky, turning everything grey. A sea of white rolled endlessly in all directions, marked occasionally by spindly black trees. The air was bitterly cold, so cold it hurt to breathe, and my hair...
Thad said.He dodged around the corner before I could say another word.“Lady, where’s he going?” Fleck asked.“Who knows?” I searched the crowd. “But if he’s not back in ten minutes, we’ll find someone else.”I didn’t know who, exactly, and I highly doubted there was anyone else who could help us sn...
And then the monsters snarled and leapt up from their dinner, right as Alex jerked me from my momentary stupor. And we sprinted.Alex leapt in the saddle of the nearest horse and I climbed on after him, wrapping my arms tightly around his waist, while Vera and Thad sprinted to the other horse, whi...
His face was unreadable and my heart started beating faster, so I looked back at the ground. A pit began forming inside of me, attempting to punch itself through my stomach lining. What was wrong with me? I didn’t even know her and I didn’t like her. Who was she? What did she look like? Were they...