Chapter 15 Ashes And Echoes

• The night crawled on. The fire popped and hissed. Outside, the wind scraped against the walls like a restless spirit.
• Nina drifted into sleep, her body wrapped in blankets and his jacket.
• Darren sat nearby, elbows on his knees, eyes fixed on her face. He stayed until the trembling in her body eased, until her breath found rhythm again. A thin sheen of sweat had begun to form along her hairline; a sign the blood was moving again.