Chapter Fifteen
DUCK-DUCK-GOOSEPhoenix woke with a start, her sharp inhale prevented by something over her mouth. She gasped and lashed out with the heels of her hands, hearing a hiss as she contacted an angular chin.
“Stop!” The whisper sounded close to her face and she stilled. His breath smelled of minty toothpaste overwritten by nicotine from a recent cigarette. “I feel bad about this afternoon.” Kirwan rose on tiptoes to reach Phoenix’s bunk. He released his hand over her mouth. “I’ll take you to the barn. You can check the refugees.”
Triumph bloomed in Phoenix’s chest. Tina had it all wrong. Kirwan showed subtle signs of redemption in his risky mission to summon her. She nodded as excitement sent a faint tremor into her fingers. She expelled him from the cabin and slipped a fleece
