LOGINRHYS’S POV “I look forward to our time together every day.” Fiorella yawned. “I fear the nice things because I never get nice things.” We had been sitting on the log by the lake. She had her head on my shoulder, one of my arms wrapped around her while the other held her hand. My brows furrowed.
“Don’t worry. It won’t detect us,” he whispered, as if he could read my thoughts. “And even if it does, I’ve taken care of it.” I took a deep breath. The truck moved slowly through the scanner before picking up its normal pace again. Rhys climbed out of the hiding spot and walked away, leaving m
FIORELLA’S POV I’d been sleeping until Rhys shoved me awake and guided me into a double sleeping bag beneath the bed. I shifted to get comfortable. “It’s so cold here.” “I’ll keep you warm,” he responded. Our eyes met and held for a brief moment before I nodded. He piled more of the same mate
FIORELLA’S POV I could either ignore it or change the subject. I went with the latter. “It was strange to see you care for a life,” I murmured. “Why did you cover their bodies with snow?” “To prevent the odor from spreading until we leave,” he answered, much to my surprise. “Lift your hand and l
RHYS’S POV “Boss, the search was quicker than I expected,” Francesco said over the phone. “Her old neighbors knew little to nothing about her, except that she kept to herself.” My fingers were cold from staying out for so long. I could have broken into the house, and I should have, but I wanted
FIORELLA’S POV I snapped awake from a nightmare hours later. My body was slick with sweat even though I was cold, and my temperature was rising. The cabin was quiet. I’d expected Rhys to break in and put me through hell for locking him out, but he was nowhere to be found. Did he really sleep







