Chapter 41

• Aria.
• By the time we reached the cabin, my legs felt like jelly and my shoulder ached from the cold seeping into my bones. The walk had only been fifteen minutes, but it felt longer with the silence between us and the weight of everything that had happened tonight.
• Kai pushed the door open and reached for the light switch. The soft click echoed in the quiet space before warm light spilled across the polished wooden floor.