Chapter 13
Memphis realized what was about to happen even as he saw Olivia tumbling backward. He knew he’d be no use to either of them if he was also soaked, so he sprinted across the bridge to the other side of the stream and pulled her out within a matter of seconds. Still, even being in the water for less than a minute, she was freezing cold and shivering. He gathered the blanket around her and ran as fast as he could through the trees toward her cabin, using the plume of smoke from the fireplace as a beacon.
He tried to reassure her as he carried her that she was going to be all right. She didn’t seem to have any broken bones and she was moving a little bit, but the risk of hypothermia was so great, he wanted to hurry back to warmth. Luckily, the water hadn’t been deep enough for her
