Chapter 10It was still cold and dark outside when Ford roused her from sleep, encouraging her to dress by the light of the fire. Eliza did so without protest, but her eyes and limbs were heavy. He offered her a bit of coffee he’d had in his saddlebags, as well as a piece of jerky, leaving her to eat breakfast while he saddled the horses. An unexpected excitement settled in her gut. She felt as though they were about to embark on a real journey…the kind of journey that fulfills destinies.
Ford had stripped Ben of everything except his clothes. He packed Ben’s old horse with the man’s belongings, weighing down the animal with as much extra water as he could. Eliza looked at the lifeless shadow on the ground, relieved that she couldn’t make out his face in the pre-dawn light. A part of her s
