Chapter 28

• Konner forced himself to look at his phone instead of Terah. She sat on the riverbank, trying to catch a snowflake on her tongue. They’d reached the river about an hour ago and both had gone for a quick swim, to eat.
• After the rain, the water was rushing and loud. Terah had been thrilled to swim in fast-moving water. Konner had been terrified and stood on the bank like a watchful father making sure she didn’t run into trouble against the strong flow. He shouldn’t have worried, wouldn’t have with any of the other adults of his kind, but his overprotectiveness with her was hard to control. Considering what she’d been through, the very fact that she was still alive, and they had found her was nothing short of a miracle—he was allowed to be cautious.
• Grinning at him, she slipped off the rock and went over to the tree to touch the bark the snow was clinging to. It wasn’t cold enough for the snow to stay, not yet, but she was still fascinated and elated that she got to see it.