LivTristan was here. Not with us, but close behind. His below made me shiver for reasons that had nothing to do with temperature.
“Ice bears. Never subtle.” Rika poked me in the back as we climbed.
I wanted to free myself from her, but for the first time since Ted died, fear gripped me. My marriage to an abusive ice bear was a picnic compared to the threat of dark magic wiping out my son. Being with Leo as he grew was no longer my biggest concern. His very survival was now top priority.
“Stop dawdling. Keep it moving,” Rika said. “Don’t get all mushy on me now.”
How to stop her from setting the town on fire?
I couldn’t see Rika behind me, but I could feel her distraction with Tristan following us. She muttered and cursed in a language I’d never heard before. Increasingly, snow chunks
