She didn’t like how she watched the clock, waiting for him to stop by her class. Didn’t like that Jude’s was the last text she read at night, and the first she read in the morning. The last few days he’d become overly attentive, and that concerned her. She waited for the moment he’d disappear aga...
“Your mam will tan your hide if you don’t get home before nightfall, y’know.” His voice came from the distance, warm with hinted laughter, despite the warning. “Mother can go right ahead and try,” she muttered sullenly, voice half hidden by her woollen cloak . “I would rather sit…” Ava was pull...