CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
Will thought he’d been frightened before the battle. Now, though, as he and Kate walked back through Ashton, he felt more nervous than he ever had. The worst that could have happened in the battle was dying. The worst that might happen here… and the best…
“Your hands are shaking,” Kate said, as she took his in hers.
“Everyone shakes after a battle,” Will said with a smile. He didn’t feel ready to tell her the real reason for his nerves. He wanted the moment to be perfect.
“I guess so,” Kate said, although it sounded as though she didn’t entirely believe him. Another worrying thought came to Will then: what if Kate read what he was planning in his thoughts? That would ruin the moment completely.
“It’s strange,” Will said, thinking quickly. “Ashton still looks the sa
