Chapter 2The fire warming his back and the beautiful woman in front of him went a long way toward soothing Kenneth’s nerves. He couldn’t tell if Leon was asleep or unconscious on the floor, and if anything, the storm outside sounded worse. Kenneth knew they were extremely lucky to be where they were. Leon had resisted taking shelter in Amy’s barn at all, and he had been furious when the boy found them—his anger only increasing when Kenneth half-carried, half-dragged Leon to the cabin.
They needed help. Regardless of the risk involved, they needed help. Leon didn’t want to hang, but Kenneth didn’t want to be responsible for sawing off Leon’s foot when it became infected. They couldn’t run very far or very fast with a break like that, anyway. This wasn’t the first time Leon had passed out f
