ering uncontrollably. He wrapped his arms around his knees, trying to stay warm. He had eaten most of the food in his pack. It was only m

through the mountains. He didn’t know what he was going to do. He sat watching the rain

told him that she needed space. He was too distracting. He took it the wrong way of course

thick unruly curls shoved into the hood of her rain jacket. She wiped her feet on the mat a

ours,” Caitlin said, glan

I could barely see,” Willow replied, d

need

o her office, hoping to warm up by her space heater while she balanced the till. She grabbed

w that Caitlin was right. There had only been seven orders all day. It was only noon but since the storm was supposed to last throu

t to the fron

one is coming in this

e asked Willow while she gathered

ed Caitlin leave and locked the door behind her, turning the sign from open to clos

breath and walked back. Mr. Schwartz was banging at the door, his eyes wide

low!” h

breaths and tried to gather himself. He shook his head once and drople

im a tea and pushe

e asked, sitting in a chai

cold. Missing? How was he missing? It made sense. She hadn’t smelled his scent for a

pened,” she said, trying to

g. They figured he just went somewhere to blow off some steam from writing, but he never came back. The trail was washed out. No

m?” she asked, feeling as if she we

storm. They are going to go out tomorrow once

d and stood. He stayed rooted to his

ld help,” she froze. She had always suspected that he knew more than he let

’re talking about,” sh

r. “Garin doesn’t deserve to die cold and alone in the forest,” he

and lurched to his feet. “If anyone can find him, it’s you,” he said and left,

rate ruse to get her alone? She didn’t think Garin would be a part of something so sinister, but she bare

n them. Locking the door, she ran home. She would need to take supplies w

w days at a relative's house. There was a new baby in the family so her gr

bbed extra clothes for herself and realizing that he was probably soaked through, awkwardly packed her largest pai

from there. There were only a few trails accessible outside of the Estate and she knew most

f something. She stopped; her head titled slightly upwards. It was him. He had taken the least traversed tra

e of his warm scent

,” she whispered, hol