Morgan
It was close to dawn when I woke.
Brody was half on top of me, his head curled into my neck and his arm heavy around my waist. We’d fallen asleep like this, lying on the bank beside the water after I dug down, putting some heated coals beneath us and covering those with enough dirt to protect us. Grabbing some blankets from a hidden stash, we settled in.
It was cozy where we were, but I knew it’d be cold once I peeled back the blankets.
I looked at him, needing a fast way to get him back to safety.
I didn’t want to leave him, but I had to. I edged out, pulling on my clothes from the night before. They were damp with dew, but they would dry within an hour. Once I got my sandals on, I edged out from the hot spring. I started running down the path, and I whistled for Shiloh.
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