Ivy shoved the cottage door open with enough force to rattle the hinges.
The sky had turned a sickly gray, thick with the promise of heavy rain, but she definitely did not care. She stormed down the porch steps, her boots slamming into the mud.
Behind her, Axel’s voice cut through the thickening air. "Ivy,stop!"
She did not.
"Ivy!" he called louder, struggling to catch up through the weeds and bush. "You can't just run off. It’s not safe!”
The first raindrop hit her cheek like a slap. Then another. And then the sky split open.
Rain came down in sheets, drenching her within seconds. Her hair clung to her face, her clothes plastered to her skin, but she kept walking, fists clenched.
Axel caught up, grabbing her elbow. "You are going to catch your death out here, if not a terr
