He was still no closer to discovering why Nine had frequented it most afternoons. He’d noticed the green-eyed orphan’s attraction to the tree house on a few occasions of late, and the other orphans had reported they’d seen him climb up the sycamore tree every afternoon for the last month or so.Th...
The lodge, which overlooked the river, gave them the privacy they required. And their enforced association had brought about a change in their relationship, too.The change had been subtle at first. Monosyllabic responses had given way to full sentences and these in turn had evolved into full blow...