Cold, crisp air chilled me to the bone. My body ached from standing in the cold for what felt like hours. A chilled breeze came off the lake, making me shiver. Rhett pulled me closer, and I sucked the warmth out of him. If it bothered him, he didn’t complain. Instead, he scowled out at the water as we waited.
I knew his shoulder had to be hurting. Through the night, he tossed and turned. He’d said the pain was growing worse, yet he hid it well today.
Dread filled me ever since Ansel had given me the news last night. The last thing I wanted to do was go back to the boat under the lake and see everyone from the coven. All I wanted was to go back and begin the daunting task of making the antivenom. Part of me wished Argonathe would hurry to collect us, yet I was thankful for every moment ab
