[Ivan’s POV]I woke the next morning to dim light shining through the only window mine and Arissa’s room possessed. It seemed that the storm that had been raging the night before was finally over and we could continue on our journey.At least that was what I hoped. Given how bad the blizzard had bee
[Arissa’s POV]"Arissa…""You deserve this.""Die."The disembodied voices drifted in and out of the darkness, threatening to pull me towards them while I fought to get away. Dammit, this was really beginning to get old.Groaning, I turned over and opened one eye to find my mother sitting in the cor
[Ivan’s POV]"Better now?" Lindsey asked as Pixie finished off the fruits and nuts in front of her. "Or should I have Grant go grab something else?""No, I’m good." Pixie responded, giving a satisfied sigh."Great." I said, leaning forward in my seat. "We’ve wasted enough time waiting for the kid to
[Arissa’s POV]I lifted my hands to block my eyes as the too bright of light that was encasing me threatened to blind me. Despite my attempts at breaking free, I found that the light was a physical thing. A thing so powerful it made escaping impossible.Squinting I found Ivan’s horrified gaze as my
[Ivan’s POV]"Enough standing around." I ordered, preparing to climb the tree closest to me."Wait!"Turning, I watched as the rest of our group rushed up, followed by Lindsey and Grant, with Pixie picking up the rear."What is it?" I asked Lindsey as she managed to reach me. "If it is about putting
[Arissa’s POV]I opened and closed my eyes, entertaining myself with the dead children that disappeared and reappeared with each blink. Playing this game was the only thing keeping me sane as pain and exhaustion rushed through me.Letting out a sigh, I looked around until my eyes came to rest on my
As Ivan’s eyes took in my raw and blistered wrist, his eyes darkened with rage. Surging forward, he wrapped his hand around the cuff and squeezed, shattering it as if it was nothing more than flimsy metal."Nice." I smirked. "My man is so strong.""Who the hell did this?" Ivan growled. "I’ll fucking
[Arissa’s POV]I don’t know how long I lay there trying to process what had just happened. There was just no way that it could be real. It couldn’t. Ivan had to be playing a sick joke, pretending to be swallowed up by the earth itself. If I just stayed here, he would reappear and we would go home to