Category Archives: Chapter 31

“I couldn’t sleep,” Thom said. “So I ended up out here. Paul saw something and I—we, really—thought it would be better to let you sleep until we knew whether or not there was an actual threat. We let Cameron and … Continue reading →

They’d lit torches and stuck them into the snow. Lanterns hung from poles strapped into lance-cups, swaying in the breeze and with the nervous and agitated shifting of horses. Men and women in cloaks capes stood near, some still astride … Continue reading →

I woke with a start, gasping as I lay on my stomach in the snow. I was cold and wet now and it was hard to know how long I’d been out, or how many visions I’d had but couldn’t … Continue reading →

“Don’t be a fool.”                 The muscles of his shoulders bunched, his fingers tightening around the leather of his reins. He didn’t turn to face me immediately, just stood there, copper-brown hair shining in the dying sunshine. His mount was … Continue reading →

Thom pressed a kiss to the back of my neck, holding me close, holding me tight. “It’ll be all right,” he whispered, a bare hint of desperation buried beneath the certainty in his voice. I reached down and squeezed one … Continue reading →

I woke alone and knew instantly that things weren’t right. Thom’s place beside me was long cold and the weight of something unseen pressed down against my heart, against my thoughts as I sat up in bed. No. Something wasn’t … Continue reading →