Category Archives: Winter

J.T. wasn’t sleeping. He could feel them coming. Even with Carolyn snuggled against his side, he couldn’t get warm, couldn’t shake the chill that sank its icy claws into him. He lay on his back in the darkness and stared … Continue reading →

“You’re crazy,” Thordin blurted. “It’s not possible.” But it was. Thom knew it with every leaden beat of his heart. “Wake Phelan,” he said, his voice remarkably steady, sounding eerily calm. “Wake Neve, wake Cameron, wake Marin and J.T. and … Continue reading →

Thom sprinted straight for the watchtower, scrambling up the ladder and joining Rory aloft. Thordin was only a few steps slower, a few steps behind. Rory glanced toward me momentarily, then squinted off into the darkness. “What do you think … Continue reading →

Stars lit the night sky as they emerged into the cold. Thom shivered slightly, peering toward the watchtower, which stood dark. It was always dark when Rory had the watch—when most of them had the watch. They’d let their eyes … Continue reading →

The sound of wolves howling roused him from a sound sleep.  Marin didn’t stir, even as Thom lay there next to her, his heart suddenly hammering against his chest.  One howl, another answering. It’s just the pack coming back.  Must … Continue reading →

I found Leinth half an hour later, after I’d left Thom out by the wall to wrestle with his thoughts. She huddled under a borrowed blanket—two-layered fleece with snowflakes—with her knees drawn to her chest, watching from a distance as … Continue reading →

He rested his chin on my head and rubbed my back as he kept staring out over the snow. “I’ve seen things, too,” he murmured in my ear.  “I know you fade and we have to leave and he’s still … Continue reading →

“Thom?” He was standing at the center of the open gateway and glanced over his shoulder at me as I came up behind him, his brows knitting slightly.  “What’s the matter?” I shook my head slightly, pressing myself against his … Continue reading →

We sat together in companionable silence for a few long moments before the door swung open. Cameron startled slightly at the sight of me, blinking rapidly as he shrugged out of his jacket. “I didn’t expect to find you here, … Continue reading →

“You look like you’re in a piss-poor mood,” Neve said as I slipped into the space she shared with Cameron. She set the book she’d been reading down and canted her head to one side, slowly drawing her good knee … Continue reading →