They had to be close now. They spent another night in the cold, this time Laura had the knife in her hand and the gun by her side. She kept jerking herself awake, afraid of waking to Ben pinning her down with a monster in his eyes. She shook with exhaustion as they trudged along, her energy almos...
He staggered and went down on one knee, but Leandro pulled him up. I looked at Leandro, wanting answers, but his gaze passed over me as if he didn’t even know me. Leandro pushed the unconscious soldier off his horse and he hit the ground with a thud, but didn’t move. “He’s...
He called out her name as he ran. He slid on the leaves that covered the rough path around the lake. Autumn had settled in and stole the last few leaves from the trees. They covered the ground, painting the lake's edge with an array of color. The morning mist rose from the water in tendrils then ...
It was Laura's hair. Burnt strands of copper and fire. He had seen it a hundred times, in person as well as his dreams and visions. He had tried to keep his presence hidden from Laura over the years, but she knew he watched her. She had caught him once and asked why he followed her. That was the ...