Chapter Four
Gideon’s grip momentarily tightened on her shoulders before letting go of her and moving back. “A Dryad. I didn’t know that then. He carried another man in his arms. So similar looking they could have been brothers. Dark eyes, hair like sunlight and willowy.” He fell silent again for a moment. “How was I supposed to know Dryads even existed? I never would have helped cut down the tree if I’d known. I didn’t believe him. I mean, who would? I didn’t know what to think. I guess I thought he was crazy. He talked about how I’d cut up the heartwood, making sure his friend would die. Then he threatened me with the Wild Hunt, saying I was marked for them now. That he’d give everything he owned in exchange for them hunting me down and killing me as messily as possible. I stood there l
