A moment later, she was frantically trying to scramble out of Axel’s bed. Until the pain from her ankle shot through her. “OW.” “Harper? Are you awake?” She propped herself up on her elbow and looked around Axel’s small cabin. “Nina?” “I’m in the bathroom. Hold on.” A second later, a flush was followed by the sound of the sink and then, finally, mercifully, Nina. Her friend was at her side, hand in hers, and Harper had never been so happy to see her friend in her life. “Thank goodness it’s you.” “Of course it’s me. I’m here.” Nina patted her hand. “Axel said you had quite the fall in the woods. How do you feel?” “Axel?” Harper looked around again. She couldn’t see him. “Is he here?” Nina shook her head and scooted up on the bed. Conflicted feelings rolled through her.
