Chapter 20
Sun-warmed stone supported Annie’s back as she sat on the grass and let her mind drift. She was no longer tired and yet in this place where the ancient monoliths towered over her like bodyguards, Annie had no trouble plunging herself recklessly into her dreams. Like an addiction, she defiantly craved her Guardian’s presence and chose to ignore the punishing consequences. After all, it was only a memory, but it was hers, and she needed it.
‘Let me carry it,’ Lucas complained.
‘No. And stop scratching. You’ve still got at least two weeks to go so you might as well get used to it,’ she said, wobbling only slightly under the awkward weight of the hay bale. She tried very hard not to let Lucas see the way she slid in the mud the moment she stepped out of the shed. He was already g
